From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 14 10:41:27 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38AB716A4CE for ; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 10:41:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from anduin.net (anduin.net [212.12.46.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01AEB43D41 for ; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 10:41:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ltning@anduin.net) Received: from mailnull by anduin.net with spam-scanned (Exim 4.34; FreeBSD) id 1BvvyU-0007Df-OB for current@freebsd.org; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 12:41:26 +0200 Received: from [217.8.136.185] (helo=[192.168.1.10]) by anduin.net with esmtp (Exim 4.34; FreeBSD) id 1BvvyU-0007Dc-HX for current@freebsd.org; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 12:41:22 +0200 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Resent-Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 12:41:15 +0200 Message-Id: <77E48716-EDDE-11D8-945B-000D9335BCEC@anduin.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Resent-To: current@freebsd.org Resent-Message-Id: <90F38AA8-EDDC-11D8-945B-000D9335BCEC@anduin.net> From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Eirik_=D8verby?= Resent-From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Eirik_=D8verby?= Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 12:27:38 +0200 To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Eirik_=D8verby?= X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on anduin.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=7.5 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 Resent-Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 12:41:26 +0200 Subject: Re: How to find the cause of a hang X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 10:41:27 -0000 Dang, sorry, this went to the wrong list - was meant for stable@. Sorry about the noise.. /Eirik On 14. Aug 2004, at 12:17, Eirik =D8verby wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm currently experiencing frequent (about once per week) hangs of a=20= > server that is about 1500 kilometers away from me. I have a serial=20 > cable on the box, and using minicom on the neighbor box I am now in=20 > the kernel debugger - but I'm at a complete loss as to what to do to=20= > figure out what is, in fact, wrong. > > Calling panic or boot doesn't work - it just stops at "syncing=20 > disks..." and never actually reboots. I suspect something fishy going=20= > on with disk I/O, but I can't be certain of that. > The box responds to ping - until I call panic or boot - but no other=20= > services are working. > > What can I do? I'm now at the db> prompt ... Help :) > > /Eirik > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to=20 > "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >