Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:11:58 -0500 From: Randall Stewart <rrs@cisco.com> To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A stuck system Message-ID: <4589288E.2070509@cisco.com> In-Reply-To: <20061220040151.B88849@xorpc.icir.org> References: <45891FE9.4020700@cisco.com> <20061220040151.B88849@xorpc.icir.org>
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Luigi Rizzo wrote: > On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 06:35:05AM -0500, Randall Stewart wrote: > >>All: >> >>Ok my P4D machine is sitting hung... its in that >>state I mentioned previously. >> >>It will not respond to network input on the em0 card... i.e. >>it won't answer pings.. >> >>I have not tried the new msk0 device... its not configured up :-( >> >>Now, I know from past experience if I hit any key... it will >>start up again.. give out various warnings and timeouts.. sometimes >>a "clock ran backwards".. possibly.. and then >>start working fine again.. >> >>Is there anything I can try to get some information so we can >>figure whats going on... >> >>It could be a hardware problem... don't know... but >>it might not be.. it does look like a lost interupt... but >>thats just a stab in the dark guess.. > > > could you try putting a second network card in the box ? > > if you suspect it is only the 'em' card that is stuck > a second one might give you some hints on what is going on. > > or plug in some usb device and see if there is any daemon > responding to the event, etc. > > cheers > luigi > Ahh.. great Idea.. I do have a second motherboard e-net card (msk0).. that I have the driver loaded.. but just have not gotten around to enabling.. But of course thats hind site.. Let me try my USB device.. I have one of those USB-Keys that I use in meetings that work with FreeBSD.. let me see if that "revives" the system.. if so then I can get in and configure up the second network :-) drat.. idiot that I am... I moved the chasy and knocked the power cable out.. Ok I will reboot and this time before running the test that will lock it up.. I will enable the network too.. so I will have two things to try.. It will take me a few hours to hit the condition again... I will get back to you with results...sigh.. R -- Randall Stewart NSSTG - Cisco Systems Inc. 803-345-0369 <or> 803-317-4952 (cell)
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