From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 8 11:18:58 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B54E337B401 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2003 11:18:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D28F43FDD for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2003 11:18:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h38IIupH010216; Tue, 8 Apr 2003 20:18:56 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h38IIuaO010215; Tue, 8 Apr 2003 20:18:56 +0200 (CEST) Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 20:18:56 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Jens =?iso-8859-1?Q?R=F6der?= Message-ID: <20030408181856.GA10163@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <200304071730.h37HUAtR035117@freefall.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <200304071730.h37HUAtR035117@freefall.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-OS: FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: alpha/50659: reboot causes SRM console to loop endless error and needs to be restetted hard X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 18:18:59 -0000 On Mon, Apr 07, 2003 at 10:30:10AM -0700, Jens Röder wrote: > I am sorry for not mentioning the version: > > The machine is an "alphastation 500" from digital and the srm version is > "V7.2-2". OK, that is what I have on my AS500 as well. > It run perfectly under FreeBSD 4.7 but unfortunately the kernel was not > stable with having probably problems in memory so that I tried the 5.0. Do you mean it reports Processor Correctable memory errors? How much memory does it have? > This signifficantly runs more stalbe as long one does not use ipfw > command. "ipfw show" sometimes panics the kernel and on the reboot, as Is ipfw compiled in or kldload-ed? > well as by any other reboot, the srm console gets into an desolate > condition. Using "halt" works fine as expected. I am currently running a tight loop doing 'ipfw show' all the time on my DS10. I need to get my AS500 up to 5.0 before I can try to reproduce you problem there. That'll take considerable time, I have to install 4.8R first. W/ -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte