Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 20:03:36 -0700 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Tom Shafron <phred1975@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.3, amd64, k8s pro locked up just now Message-ID: <20050423030336.GC83385@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <20050423024854.88995.qmail@web60007.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050423024854.88995.qmail@web60007.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 07:48:54PM -0700, Tom Shafron wrote: > --- Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> > wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 07:35:47PM -0700, Tom > > Shafron wrote: > > > My 5.3 amd64 just locked up. Seems to be a similar > > > problem to what Vivek has been describing. The config > > > is: > > > > > > Tyan k8s pro (SATA version) > > > 5.3 Release > > ^^^^^^^^^^^ > > This could be your problem (although Scott Long > > fixes were for systems with >4 GB memory). > > > > Since the system is lock-up at the moment, you > > may want to take this oportunity to upgrade to > > 5.4 RC2 or newer. > > > > I'm kind of nervous about using 5.4 since it's not > considered a "Release" version yet and I'm planning on > using this for a production machine... that is > assuming I can get it working properly ;) As Kris said, 5.4 RC2 can't be any worse than a 5.3 that locks your system up. All kidding aside, there were stability problems in 5.3 on amd64, and some of those problems have been fixed in 5.4 -- Steve
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