From owner-freebsd-bugs Fri Dec 15 07:38:06 1995 Return-Path: owner-bugs Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id HAA27975 for bugs-outgoing; Fri, 15 Dec 1995 07:38:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from addhat.demon.co.uk (addhat.demon.co.uk [158.152.20.164]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA27938 for ; Fri, 15 Dec 1995 07:37:37 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 15:25:33 GMT From: graham@spcplus.co.uk (graham dresch) Reply-To: graham@spcplus.co.uk Message-Id: <317@spcplus.co.uk> To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: starting pppd causes kernel panic X-Mailer: PCElm 1.10 Lines: 53 Sender: owner-bugs@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Sorry this cannot be sent using send-pr, the reason should be obvious System type FreeBSD 2.0 CDROM CPU AM80486DX/2 - 80 RAM 16Mb pppd version 2.1.2 i hav no problem connecting to my Internet service provider, Demon Systems, however when i start pppd the system crashes with the following message: ( exactly as it appears on the console ) Fatal trap 12: page fault while in kernel mode fault virtual address = 0xf060b000 fault code = supervisor read, page not present Instruction pointer = 0x8:0xf012bf52 code segment = base 0x0, limit 0xfffff, type 0x1b = DPL 0, pres 1, def32 1, gran 1 processor eflags = interrupt enabled, resume, IOPL = 0 current process = 123 (pppd) interrupt mask = net tty panic: page fault syncing disks ......etc I have exhausted all the available hardware related problems, different machine new installation on another disk, alternative i/o cards, always the same result. This machine has been running for about 6 months as an ethernet router with no crashes so it must be something to do with pppd. -- Graham Dresch Development eng. SPC+ -- Graham Dresch Development eng. SPC+