Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 18:01:28 +0100 From: Jesper Skriver <jesper@skriver.dk> To: sthaug@nethelp.no Cc: brooks@one-eyed-alien.net, dmiller@search.sparks.net, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NCR/FXP and coredumps Message-ID: <20000323180128.B8230@skriver.dk> In-Reply-To: <36763.953798308@verdi.nethelp.no>; from sthaug@nethelp.no on Thu, Mar 23, 2000 at 08:58:28AM %2B0100 References: <20000322211607.A7582@orion.ac.hmc.edu> <36763.953798308@verdi.nethelp.no>
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On Thu, Mar 23, 2000 at 08:58:28AM +0100, sthaug@nethelp.no wrote: > > > 1) I managed to crash an intel N440BX mobo with an fxp card and the > > > onboard ncr drivers. Lots of network traffic (ping floods) and disk IO > > > (rawio in parallel on two disks) took it down in something like two > > > hours. I know this is a known bug, I'm just offering core dumps and > > > testing services in fixing it if anyone wants to take a stab at it. > > > > DG has looked at this extensively and the current feeling is that this is > > a hardware bug. Using the sym driver instead of the ncr driver > > apparently helps somewhat, but the problem still happens. The generally > > recommended option is to buy an Adaptec SCSI controller and use that > > instead of the on-board SCSI. That works flawlessly. > > I can confirm that the sym driver has cured all such problems for us. > Not a single crash after switching to the sym driver. Same here on a box that get's severe beating - I've just ordered 3 additional Tecram controllers for that box, hope it remains stable ... /Jesper -- Jesper Skriver, jesper(at)skriver(dot)dk - CCIE #5456 Work: Network manager @ AS3292 (Tele Danmark DataNetworks) Private: Geek @ AS2109 (A much smaller network ;-) One Unix to rule them all, One Resolver to find them, One IP to bring them all and in the zone to bind them. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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