From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 16 20:17:28 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6165116A40A for ; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:17:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@superhero.nl) Received: from superman.superhero.nl (superhero.nl [82.95.198.17]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3A1C13C4B8 for ; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:17:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@superhero.nl) Received: (qmail 89193 invoked by uid 80); 16 Jul 2007 20:17:29 -0000 Received: from robin.ad.superhero.nl ([10.202.77.103]) (SquirrelMail authenticated user gelsemap) by webmail.superhero.nl with HTTP; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:17:29 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <3509.10.202.77.103.1184617049.squirrel@webmail.superhero.nl> In-Reply-To: <20070716153904.GA22220@nowhere> References: <1185.10.202.77.103.1184365805.squirrel@webmail.superhero.nl> <20070716153904.GA22220@nowhere> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:17:29 +0200 (CEST) From: "Gelsema, P \(Patrick\) - FreeBSD" To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Subject: Re: Console output stops - machine keeps on working X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:17:28 -0000 On Mon, July 16, 2007 17:39, Craig Boston wrote: > On Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 12:30:05AM +0200, Gelsema, P (Patrick) - FreeBSD > wrote: >> I am running FreeBSD 7-Current-200706. Everything seems to be detected >> during boot and all goes ok until the moment the message that the fxp0 >> link state changed to up. After that moment the console output stops. I >> cannot get to other tty;s or get output running again. >> >> However the machine is responsive and I can log on by SSH remotely and >> do >> everything as if I were at the console. When I login by typing blind at >> the console and issue the reboot command or when I press the power off >> button on the workstation the console shows output again (not any use as >> it is then rebooting or powering off). >> >> See http://www.superhero.nl/messages.txt for the message output during >> boot. >> >> Anyone seen this kind of behaviour? > > I've been seeing this intermittently on a relatively recent -current. > It seems to have started when I added KDB/DDB to the kernel config, but > I haven't disabled it yet to see for sure if that's the culprit. > > Mine is an SMP (dual-core) system if it makes any difference. It stops > right after a 'bge0: link up' message. > > Craig > AMD Athlon X2 (AMD version of DUal Core) on an Asus M2N motherboard. Problem started after installing the latest Bios. I see this problem only when running AMD64 version. With I386 no problems. I installed I386 as AMD64 gave too many problems such as mangled entries and unable to mount / after buildworld and a reboot. It seems that it has to do with memory and the memory hole. Patrick