Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 09:27:10 +0200 From: Anthony Ginepro <anthony.ginepro@laposte.net> To: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: System freeze when useing bfe (Broadcom BCM440x) driver Message-ID: <20040904072710.GA5584@renaissance.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <1EA329FC-FDC8-11D8-9B48-000D93ACEE20@cran.org.uk> References: <97f8dd040826235372388dea@mail.gmail.com> <200408280027.14207.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <97f8dd0408271456a8cb2e7@mail.gmail.com> <200408281104.58018.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <1EA329FC-FDC8-11D8-9B48-000D93ACEE20@cran.org.uk>
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On 09/03/04 17:41, Bruce Cran wrote: > 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. > Just to make you note that from time to time, network hangs completely on bfe0 and just comes back some time later. It happens when there's "a lot" of connections (some hundreds). I dunno if it's known or if there's another cause. Anthony.
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