From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 15 21:20:44 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from green.homeunix.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28D3216A4CE; Thu, 15 Jul 2004 21:20:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from green.homeunix.org (green@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by green.homeunix.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i6FLKhHP076875; Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:20:43 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from green@green.homeunix.org) Received: (from green@localhost) by green.homeunix.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i6FLKVEL076874; Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:20:31 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from green) Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:20:31 -0400 From: Brian Fundakowski Feldman To: Sean McNeil Message-ID: <20040715212031.GB1626@green.homeunix.org> References: <1089924060.1074.7.camel@server.mcneil.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1089924060.1074.7.camel@server.mcneil.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: consistent hard lockup with recent kernels X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 21:20:44 -0000 On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 01:41:00PM -0700, Sean McNeil wrote: > I get a very repeatable hard freeze of the system when I use firefox and > attempt to download a large iso image. I've been trying to get a livecd > image from a gentoo.org mirror (needed for something else, I'm a FreeBSD > fan, honest!!) ;) > > I suppose this is related to the preemption issues, but don't have > anything to show for it except my dmegs. I can't access the system at > all to see why it is happening. Can you run it in an X session on another host, and be at the console (for DDB+KDB access)? Can you start it and switch to the console, for same reason, before it locks up? -- Brian Fundakowski Feldman \'[ FreeBSD ]''''''''''\ <> green@FreeBSD.org \ The Power to Serve! \ Opinions expressed are my own. \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\