From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 6 01:48:59 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B8CC16A419 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 01:48:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from djp@polands.org) Received: from ms-smtp-02.rdc-kc.rr.com (ms-smtp-02.rdc-kc.rr.com [24.94.166.122]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E859D13C48A for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 01:48:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from djp@polands.org) Received: from corinth.polands.org (CPE-75-87-219-217.new.res.rr.com [75.87.219.217]) by ms-smtp-02.rdc-kc.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id lA61eOsG019880; Mon, 5 Nov 2007 19:40:55 -0600 (CST) Received: from ammon.polands.org (ammon.polands.org [172.16.1.7]) by corinth.polands.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lA61lTFl003921; Mon, 5 Nov 2007 19:47:29 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from djp@polands.org) Received: from ammon.polands.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ammon.polands.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lA61lToA056319; Mon, 5 Nov 2007 19:47:29 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from djp@ammon.polands.org) Received: (from djp@localhost) by ammon.polands.org (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id lA61lTd1056318; Mon, 5 Nov 2007 19:47:29 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from djp) Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 19:47:29 -0600 From: Doug Poland To: Ivan Voras Message-ID: <20071106014729.GB56023@polands.org> References: <472F7BE9.8080807@polands.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.4/4677/Mon Nov 5 18:12:39 2007 on corinth.polands.org X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 7.0-BETA1 & 2 occasionally freezing, how to diagnose? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:48:59 -0000 On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 11:14:13PM +0100, Ivan Voras wrote: > Doug Poland wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I've been having frequent problems with BETA1 and now BETA2 > > "freezing". There is no diagnostic information, nothing in > > /var/log/messages, nothing, just a hung interface. I cannot ssh > > into the machine and it appears the box ceases to communicate on > > SSH. A couple of times I've had screen corruption on the laptop's > > LCD display. > > > > Every time it hands I'm running Xorg 7.3, Thunderbird, Firefox, > > pidgin, and a bunch of xterms. > > > > Is there something I can do to diagnose this issue? > > Only random generic troubleshooting items: > > - how's your heating? > the fan on the laptop runs continuously, sometimes on high speed. I typically see temps between 140 (mostly idle) -> 165 (make -j4 buildworld) Fahrenheit. > screen corruption looks like memory or bus errors. > In my situation, it usually manifests itself as the external LCD monitor goes blank (says "no signal") and the bottom half of the internal LCD gets weird, multi-colored square patterns. > are you running powerd? > yes: I recently started running powerd, within the last couple of weeks > - can you set up a serial or firewire connection to it and monitor the > machine from there ("screen corruption" may also mean a kernel message > being printed in text mode, in the part of memory now mapped for > graphics - if this is the case you'll see the message over the serial > console). > I've done serial console redirection before but this laptop has no serial port. Can I get console redirection via firewire? Can you point me at some docs? -- Regards, Doug