Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:26:11 -0400 From: "Simon" <simon@optinet.com> To: "freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freebsd 4.8 "blacking out" like crazy - hardware problem? Message-ID: <20060829222520.5CC1943D60@mx1.FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20060829192603.EDEEF32C40C@mx2.starman.ee>
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There could be a number of reasons for this. I had my share of runs with all kind of crazy reboots, halts, you name it. Why are you running 4.8? If I were you, I would first upgrade and then do a burn in (72hours) A flaky hardware server would usually fail the burn-in, if done using the right tools. Do little digging up on burn-ins to find what you need. Good luck. -Simon On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:26:05 +0300, Joel V. wrote: >Hello everyone. > >So, we have a little freebsd 4.8-p27 box running in the office (samba, >apache, qmail, proftpd, sshd). Machine is fine enough for the task, P4 2.4, >512 RAM, 120 GB HDD. First time the problems started 2-3 months ago. Machine >was restarting all the time, sometimes 2-3 times a day. The thing is that it >did it so fast nobody in the office actually noticed anything in the office, >which in itself is quite weird. Because the weather was quite hot then I >thought one reason could be overheating. Not so, because a couple of days >ago the same thing started again. Runs fine for a dew days, then restarts 3 >times in a row. > >The logs don't say anything besides the fact that you see the machine has >restarted. > >The server has run for a long time without any problems. I've tested the >memory with memtest86. Next thing I'm going to try is changing the power >supply. Has anybody experienced something like this with FreeBSD? Problems >just appearing out of thin air and then disappearing for a good time and so >on. I'd like to know what the hell is going on. > >And oh yes, last week I had some weird network problems as well. Couple of >computers in the office couldn't send mail at all, just kept timing out. I >couldn't connect to the server via ssh, because it timed out (password >prompt didn't appear). I had to connect to an outside freebsd server and >then to the server in the office. At the same time samba and ftp connections >were working fine. Tried changing the switch, that didn't help either. And >then, just as I was about to spray it with gasoline and set it on fire, the >problems all went away and everything was working again. Could those network >issues be related to the troubles I'm facing now? > >I'm not subscribed to the list, so if anybody can help me out, please reply >to me at joel@starman.ee. Thank you very much! > > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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