Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 20:19:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom Shafron <phred1975@yahoo.com> To: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.3, amd64, k8s pro locked up just now Message-ID: <20050423031916.38882.qmail@web60008.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: 6667
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--- Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote: > 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 > Yup, I also have 5.3 running on a very similar i386 machine that is way more active (it's the main dev machine) and it hasn't had a single problem. Seems that the issue is something specific to the amd64 release... You're right, I'll give 5.4 a try. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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