From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu May 29 06:58:37 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id GAA14109 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 29 May 1997 06:58:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rkntws40casa ([207.137.172.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id GAA14098; Thu, 29 May 1997 06:58:31 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19970529064849.00975d20@ccsales.com> X-Sender: randyk@ccsales.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 06:48:49 -0700 To: Paulo Fragoso , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG From: "Randy A. Katz" Subject: Re: Cyclades PCI Strange Behavior Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Where I have not had much experience with the Cyclades I can tell you I've had woes with *some* VX motherboards. Rip it out and put an HX in its place and all your woes "might" just go away...I don't know why. Thanx, At 10:16 AM 5/29/97 -0300, Paulo Fragoso wrote: >We have here the following configuration: > >a Pentium 133 with Intel i430vx Motherboard >32MB RAM. >1.2GB IDE HardDrive >a Trident PCI Video Card >A cyclades PCI Cy32 card mapped to high memory >32 dial-in modems > >Some strange things are happening here. > >We are getting a lot of silo overflows that get more frequently when we >start using the computer ( very frequent when we compile the kernel ). >If we start an upload to the computer, we have very much silo overflows >than in a download. > >After about 1 day with the system running it JUST RESETS without any >message in the screen if we SWITCH ONE OF THE MODEMS OFF AND ON AGAIN ( >Just after we turn if on ). > >Is this a cyclades PCI Card design error? Is there any solution to the >problem? Is it a driver problem? Or do i have a problematic card? > >I have a cyclades Cyclom16Y ISA running since FreeBSD2.1.0 with no silo >overflows in more than one year. > >Luiz > > Thanx, ----------------------------------------------------------------- Randy A. Katz - Virtualis Systems Administrator EMAIL --> mailto:rkatz@virtualisys.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT --> http://www.virtualisys.com/support VR AREA --> http://www.virtualisys.com/vrarea VR FAQ --> http://www.virtualisys.com/faq.html SALES GUIDE --> http://www.virtualisys.com/guides/sales SUPPLY STORE --> http://www.virtualisys.com/supplystore VR BULLETIN BOARD --> http://www.virtualisys.com/vrarea/vr_board -----------------------------------------------------------------