From owner-freebsd-current Tue Sep 2 14:02:00 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id OAA27386 for current-outgoing; Tue, 2 Sep 1997 14:02:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Kitten.mcs.com (Kitten.mcs.com [192.160.127.90]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA27381 for ; Tue, 2 Sep 1997 14:01:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Jupiter.Mcs.Net (karl@Jupiter.mcs.net [192.160.127.88]) by Kitten.mcs.com (8.8.5/8.8.2) with ESMTP id QAA11045; Tue, 2 Sep 1997 16:01:48 -0500 (CDT) Received: (from karl@localhost) by Jupiter.Mcs.Net (8.8.5/8.8.2) id QAA25610; Tue, 2 Sep 1997 16:01:47 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <19970902160147.02389@Jupiter.Mcs.Net> Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 16:01:47 -0500 From: Karl Denninger To: Steve Passe Cc: Antti-Pekka Liedes , current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: serious instability with -current kernel References: <19970902230144.44442@hutcs.cs.hut.fi> <199709022031.OAA00894@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.64 In-Reply-To: <199709022031.OAA00894@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com>; from Steve Passe on Tue, Sep 02, 1997 at 02:31:01PM -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Tue, Sep 02, 1997 at 02:31:01PM -0600, Steve Passe wrote: > Hi, > > > > I'm running FreeBSD-current on my Tyan Tomcat IIID dual pentium box, and > > I've lately had serious instability problems. The latest working kernel I > > have was build on Aug 11th, all kernels after that crash randomly after > > about 2 minutes of use. There's no error message or anything, just plain > > reboot. > > I presume this is an SMP kernel? > > --- > > The problem might be network related, it hasn't crashed if I > > haven't had any network connections yet. The Aug 11th kernel works fine. > > I made world from fresh sources today. > > > > Other hardware includes AHA-3940U, Matrox Millennium, and SMC EtherPower > > 10/100. > > is this using the de driver? I think others have reported problems with > it recently. Any chance of using another network card/driver? > > > -- > Steve Passe | powered by > smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD > > I am running a very recent -CURRENT kernel on several NON-SMP boxes and are not seeing problems. And I'm using the de driver. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@MCS.Net)| MCSNet - Serving Chicagoland and Wisconsin http://www.mcs.net/~karl | T1's from $600 monthly to FULL DS-3 Service | NEW! K56Flex modem support is now available Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1 x219]| 56kbps DIGITAL ISDN DOV on analog lines! Fax: [+1 312 803-4929] | 2 FULL DS-3 Internet links; 400Mbps B/W Internal