From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 1 14:34:59 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A41E16A41F for ; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 14:34:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: from lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (mail.bathnetworks.com [84.92.24.252]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94FAA43D4C for ; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 14:34:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: (qmail 701 invoked by uid 510); 1 Oct 2005 14:36:43 +0100 Received: from 84.92.24.252 by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (envelope-from , uid 508) with qmail-scanner-1.24-st-qms (clamdscan: 0.86.2/1032. spamassassin: 3.0.2. perlscan: 1.24-st-qms. Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-2.8/5.0):. Processed in 1.452056 secs); 01 Oct 2005 13:36:43 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.8 required=5.0 X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN-Mail-From: bsd@bathnetworks.com via lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN: 1.24-st-qms (Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-2.8/5.0):. Processed in 1.452056 secs Process 694) Received: from mail.bathnetworks.com (HELO ?84.92.24.252?) (bsd@bathnetworks.com@84.92.24.252) by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk with SMTP; 1 Oct 2005 14:36:41 +0100 From: Robert Slade To: "Tamouh H." In-Reply-To: <20051001135928.05C2C43D45@mx1.FreeBSD.org> References: <20051001135928.05C2C43D45@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1128173778.365.21.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 14:36:18 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: RE: BGL 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: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 14:34:59 -0000 On Sat, 2005-10-01 at 15:01, Tamouh H. wrote: > Hi Rob, > > For anyone here to be able to help you with this, we need much more > information. > > For example: > > Make/Model of the machine: > Type of CPUs, Speed: > Type of RAM/Size: > Type of Controller Card: > Type of Hard Drives: > Network Card: > Applications running: > > or post a full dmesg.boot > > If you have compiled a new Kernel, post the modifications you've made to the > Kernel. > > How random are these reboots ? Do they happen after a day ? a week ? Do they > always happen at the same time ? > > I've once encountered random reboots on cPanel servers due to a cron perl > script that did not have the proper path specified. > > The more info you give, the more helpful we can be here. Thanks! > > Tamouh > Tamouth, Thank you for the reply. I did post several mails to the list and did not get any replies. The machine is back in storage at present as I could not afford to spend any more time on it. The details as far as I can remember without getting it out are: Proliant 5000 server fitted with quad Xenon 200Mhz processors and 1Gbyte of memory with a raid controller and 5 9.1 Scsi drives. To try and isolate the problem I removed all the drives and put a spare 9.1 drive in. As far as applications went I was using DHCP and a DNS plus xwindows/kde with vncserver on a small test network consisting of a router and a windows xp pro machine running putty and tightvnc to connect. I tried 5.4 stable 1st. With the standard kernel ie without any changes from the generic it worked fine - running for over 48 hours. Using the SMP kernel ie using the smp config with no other changes, I got random reboots after between 1/2 hr and 6 hrs. I also tried 6.0 beta via cvsup build world mergemaster etc. This gave the same results. I had to stop at that point as I ran out of time. I will have another go when I have time. Rob