From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 26 21:05:28 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E36716A403 for ; Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:05:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8FEA13C46C for ; Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:05:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l0QL4ww6065137; Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:04:58 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070126150321.026612f8@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:04:41 -0600 To: Joe Vender , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <200701261415.11046.jvender@owensboro.net> References: <200701261415.11046.jvender@owensboro.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.1 & 6.2 hanging and/or spontaneous rebooting 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: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:05:28 -0000 Sounds like an IRQ conflict as your serial port is not on IRQ 3. I would look into the BIOS settings, and set the port explicitly for IRQ 3, and not automatic if this is possible. -Derek At 02:15 PM 1/26/2007, Joe Vender wrote: >I need Help with a FBSD spontaneous rebooting and freezing issue. > >Here's a quick description of my computer system: > >I have a Compaq Presario 5184 desktop about 7 or 8 years old >AMD K6-2 processor @ 380MHz >320Mb RAM, 8Mb dedicated to video via BIOS >Quantum Bigfoot TS-6.4A Hard Drive (~6Gb capacity) >SiS 530 integrated graphics >Zoom 56k DUALMODE external modem connected to the serial port >CTX VL700 monitor (30-70/50-120 refresh rates) > >I'm new to FreeBSD, but I've some experience with Linux, so FreeBSD isn't >totally unfamiliar to me. > >I zero-filled my HDD on which I'd been running Slackware 11.0 without issue >and started from scratch with a clean install of FreeBSD 6.1-release. FreeBSD >6.1 was then the only OS on the system, no multi-boot environment. Everything >worked fine under FBSD until I dial up the internet and start browsing, >emailing or whatever. Then, when the computer is busy transferring packets, >it suddenly reboots without warning. Sometimes, Konqueror will freeze, the >mouse pointer will freeze for a few seconds before the reboot. It doesn't >take very long on the internet before the lockup/reboot happens, only >minutes. It happens over and over and over. I can't stay on the internet long >enough to even use it. > >Now, I've been using Slackware Linux without issue for a long time, same with >Ubuntu & Kubuntu & Windows prior to that. This isn't a hardware failure, >because it doesn't occur with these other OSs at all. Linux was what I was >using before I wiped the drive and installed FreeBSD. I've tested the RAM and >HDD and they are OK. I repeat, there are no problems like this with the other >OS's, only when FreeBSD is put on the system. I've only tried FBSD >6.1-release & FBSD 6.2-release, nothing prior to that. > >Since I wasn't even able to use the internet because of the freeze/reboot, I >reinstalled Slackware and, as always, it is running without a hitch. But, I >want to use FreeBSD, so I got a copy of FreeBSD 6.2 CDs, thinking maybe it >was a fixed in the new release. FreeBSD 6.2 gives me the same behavior. After >a few minutes of browsing, the system just froze up and required a hard >restart. > >I REALLY like FreeBSD, the features and ease of use. If I could get it >working >on this computer as smoothly as Slackware does, I'd use it exclusively. This >is the only computer I have, so in order to even send this message, I had to >put Slackware back on the computer. That's what I'm using now. > >If anyone can help me figure out what the problem is here, I'd really >appreciate it. > >Remember, the spontaneous reboots and hangs only happen when I dial up the >internet and start browsing or sending email or such, basically start >sending/receiving packets. It doesn't happen when no packets are moving over >the modem, only when its busy. It isn't the modem failing either, obviously, >since the modem works flawlessly under Linux and windows. > >Keep in mind that this is my only computer. I will have to wipe the HDD and >reinstall FBSD in order to try any suggestions, so please give as much info >as possible, since when I'm back to FBSD, I may not be able to get back on >the net for further communication if I can't fix the problem first. At least, >not until I go through the process of reinstalling Slackware. > >I'm hoping that someone has run into this problem before and knows a way to >fix it. > >One more thing that may or may not be important. I remember seeing a message >at boot up about "IRQ 3 not in the list of probed ports" or something to that >effect. But, KPPP recognized my external modem without a problem. Its >on /dev/ttyS0 in KPPP. My computer came with an internal "winmodem" piece of >@#!$, but I removed that when I plugged in the Zoom external. The internal >modem is no longer present. The external is plugged in to the serial port. >Could this be an IRQ conflict or something like that? I'm assuming that the >message was about the absent internal modem. "Interrupts" in KInfoCenter >reports that "serial" is using interrupt 4. Please help. I don't mind going >through the reinstall if I can get FreeBSD working. > >One last question. How do I get FBSD to completely power off my computer when >I shut down, both from KDE and from console? When I shutdown, it just gets to >the "system halted, press any key to reboot" prompt and doesn't completely >power off. In slackware, all I have to do is uncomment the "modprobe apm" >line in rc.modules. > >Sorry for such a long email, but I wanted to be as thourough as possible with >the little I have to go on. > >Joe >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.