Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 17:41:35 +0100 From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> To: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: System freeze when useing bfe (Broadcom BCM440x) driver Message-ID: <1EA329FC-FDC8-11D8-9B48-000D93ACEE20@cran.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <200408281104.58018.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> References: <97f8dd040826235372388dea@mail.gmail.com> <200408280027.14207.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <97f8dd0408271456a8cb2e7@mail.gmail.com> <200408281104.58018.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
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On 28 Aug 2004, at 02:34, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 07:26, Genius Freak wrote: >> The kernel is rebuilding now :) >> I was so desperate I even tried the 5.3 beta1 to see if that would >> work and it did but it was too much of a beta for me to use, it >> crashed in sysinstall twice. > > Personally I'd trust 5.3-BETA over 5.2.1... > > If it crashes in sysinstall you should report it (eg the panic > message) so > it's less of a beta when it's released :) There does seem to be a problem with the BCM driver in 5.3-BETA2, or at least some problem with the driver when combined with the ICH ATA driver. After installing lots of distributions and then configuring the network, I get a panic on my Inspiron 8500. However, if I only install a couple of distributions then there's no problem. I've also had no further problem with it once it's installed; I've been cvsup'ing and adding packages all over the place and the driver seems very stable. If there's some way to get a kernel dump when running from the CD (some kernel parameter perhaps?) I'll get an image, but otherwise all I've got is a list of symbols from the backtrace. -- Bruce Cran
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