Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:32:53 +0000 From: brad davison <demonichandextensions@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: updated to 7.1 via cvs source, PAE kernel. server unstable Message-ID: <BLU116-W189262E94962C574BCB487A1D90@phx.gbl>
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Hi all=2C =20 Hopefully someone can shed some light on my problem. Over the weekend=2C w= e upgraded our mailserver that was running like a champ w/ FBSD 7.0 and a P= AE kernel (8gb RAM). =20 I didn't use the freebsd-update program=2C because I read that if you're no= t using a GENERIC kernel=2C it wont work. =20 I had changed the standard-supfile like that had RELENG_7_0 to RELENG_7_1 a= nd ran cvsup. =20 I followed the handbook for cleaning out the /usr/src/obj directory=2C rebu= ilt the world and kernel via: =20 # cd /usr/src# make buildworld# make buildkernel KERNCONF=3DPAE# make insta= llkernel KERNCONF=3DPAE =20 then I rebooted into single user mode and performed the: =20 # mount -a -t ufs# mergemaster -p# cd /usr/src# make installworld# mergemas= ter =20 When I did the mergemaster=2C I kept my master.password=2C hosts=2C passwd= =2C rc.conf=2C and make.conf. But for the most part=2C I 'i' installed the= new files. =20 Since then=2C we have had severe server instability after a few hours. The= server completely locks up requiring a hard boot=2C then the fsck_ufs runs= for a while. This is our production mail server=2C and we've been down of= f and on for 2 days. =20 I'm in the process of building a replacement and getting back online with 7= .0 and a GENERIC kernel=2C but what on Earth could have gone on? Did I do = something wrong with using a PAE kernel on 7.1? =20 I'm in single-user mode again running 'fsck -y' and there are TONS of error= s on the /usr volume. =20 The /var/log/messages just shows that the server was restarted=2C and I'm j= ust wondering where to start. =20 =20 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live=99 Hotmail=AE: Chat. Store. Share. Do more with mail.=20 http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=3DTXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_hm_justgotbetter_expl= ore_012009=
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