From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 29 11:28:29 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 89AB416A418 for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:28:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from unga888@yahoo.com) Received: from web57011.mail.re3.yahoo.com (web57011.mail.re3.yahoo.com [66.196.97.115]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 52C6613C44B for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:28:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from unga888@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 30359 invoked by uid 60001); 29 Nov 2007 11:28:28 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=ejwE5MSe5NQzh5Txlucc5AKq1URc5v6qUWt6yEax5xms09V17AHlxCYmMwV2Q8IeZzrMbDPkUoumMjk9B9fBEjQZYcNlHmDHj06KME6YeeHpvpj3evhsymHrSpDnMRNI2BrZwd/hcKVfCQFlDaJhUXfVHPMmj/EAWkn2vAfiKd4=; X-YMail-OSG: vP3fMrgVM1k00ISlexcUTAXwrd9ObVjtwXI9KhUFvazgHzj1skAvZIAO6O.EoYwBQ85Hv.ZDHSGMJ3_dkmsW8RBWM9rTbx2t7rKw0cU6Lrypeh0xFx9mXUlM1tC6Yx5qFF_bjgScw0afP3cBDNqFczoD Received: from [165.21.154.17] by web57011.mail.re3.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:28:28 PST Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:28:28 -0800 (PST) From: Unga To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <474D9C0C.8060600@jellydonut.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <289657.30080.qm@web57011.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Cc: Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE always hang 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: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:28:29 -0000 --- Michael Proto wrote: > Unga wrote: > > Hi all > > > > I'm using FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE on Intel P4 3.0GHz, > > 512MB Ram computer. > > > > Its very irritatingly hangs very frequently, more > than > > 10 times a day. Do others find FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE > > always hangs? I simply cannot use it for any > serious > > use, not even to send a mail, other than browsing > web. > > > > I find it mostly when I try to move the mouse it > > hangs. Upward and downward cursor keys press and > hold > > also hangs, but not always. These may be just > > coincidental. How do I find why it hangs? How is > the > > stability of the upcoming 7.0? > > > > Best Regards > > Unga > > > > I'm sure I'm not alone in this, but I'm running > several 6.2-RELEASE-p8 > boxes (servers and laptop workstations) for several > months now without a > single lock-up. I'd first look into hardware, > testing memory, testing > the power supply, and checking CPU/chipset > temperatures as they have > often contributed to problems similar to what you > are describing. 6.2 > has been working extremely well for me with no > stability issues that > weren't related to hardware problems. > > Thanks for all the replies. It may be a hardware issue. This is a more than four year old computer. Btw, I forgot to mention this is not a server, its running KDE, trying to use as a desktop. Any one of the hangs do not develop any core dump or /var/crash/kernel.0 or /var/crash/vmcore.0. Just the cursor disappear and keyboard does not respond. Only switch off and on can bring the machine up. Are there any hardware analyzing software that I can run on FreeBSD, so that I could narrow down the cause? Unga ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ