From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 18 22:06:12 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4AE01106567A for ; Sun, 18 May 2008 22:06:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr8.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr8.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7FC68FC1E for ; Sun, 18 May 2008 22:06:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from slackbox.xs4all.nl (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr8.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m4IM69Wa062706; Mon, 19 May 2008 00:06:10 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.xs4all.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 3221BBAA9; Mon, 19 May 2008 00:06:09 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 00:06:09 +0200 From: Roland Smith To: Ghirai Message-ID: <20080518220609.GA12496@slackbox.xs4all.nl> Mail-Followup-To: Ghirai , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Jim Capozzoli References: <60608.18289.qm@web30810.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <20070903225247.bd5622ff.ghirai@ghirai.com> <37f72b1f0805181414g7b05827ftceb4626b751978d@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="EVF5PPMfhYS0aIcm" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <37f72b1f0805181414g7b05827ftceb4626b751978d@mail.gmail.com> X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: Jim Capozzoli , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: periodic freeze and reset X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 22:06:12 -0000 --EVF5PPMfhYS0aIcm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 05:14:42PM -0400, Jim Capozzoli wrote: > On Mon, Sep 3, 2007 at 6:52 PM, Ghirai wrote: > > Hello list, > > > > My desktop running 6.2-STABLE is freezing then resetting shortly after. > > This behaviour happens every couple hours, for no apparent reason. > > > > I checked messages, etc, there's nothing there. > > > > This is getting annoying... :/ > > > > I'd appreciate any hints/where to look/what to look for. > > > > Thanks. > > > Maybe the problem isn't freebsd but your hardware. How long have you > been running 6.2-stable? How long ago did this start occurring? Is > it i386, amd64? Maybe you have bad memory. And as a good user, I'd > probably have to suggest that you upgrade to freebsd 7-release at > least. Run a memory tester like memtest86 to see if you have bad RAM.=20 Keep a monitoring program like mbmon running in an xterm, to see if=20 1) the CPU or case temperature aren't too high, or 2) the voltages are low. If (1) happens it could be caused by a broken or stuck fan or a plain dirty heat exchanger, while (2) is probably indicating a power supply which is short-circuiting or about to break down.=20 Sometimes cleaning the inside of the computer can sometime help with these problems. Do remove the power cord when you do this, and don't open up the power supply! Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --EVF5PPMfhYS0aIcm Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkgwqFEACgkQEnfvsMMhpyWSpgCfaVRMssa/xpDW896NrxLy/KDq VgQAnAv7HinYvrwqjql5Da82aPaeI/Ur =O9PU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --EVF5PPMfhYS0aIcm--