From owner-freebsd-hackers  Fri Dec 29 14:01:42 1995
Return-Path: owner-hackers
Received: (from root@localhost)
          by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id OAA17049
          for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 29 Dec 1995 14:01:42 -0800 (PST)
Received: from brasil.moneng.mei.com (brasil.moneng.mei.com [151.186.109.160])
          by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id OAA17041
          for <hackers@FreeBSD.org>; Fri, 29 Dec 1995 14:01:36 -0800 (PST)
Received: (from jgreco@localhost) by brasil.moneng.mei.com (8.7.Beta.1/8.7.Beta.1) id QAA08783; Fri, 29 Dec 1995 16:00:31 -0600
From: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com>
Message-Id: <199512292200.QAA08783@brasil.moneng.mei.com>
Subject: Re: Hmmm, not good message.
To: mrcpu@cdsnet.net (Jaye Mathisen)
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 16:00:31 -0600 (CST)
Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951229122830.22222m-100000@schizo.cdsnet.net> from "Jaye Mathisen" at Dec 29, 95 12:29:38 pm
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24]
Content-Type: text
Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org
Precedence: bulk

> Dec 29 02:17:55 news /kernel: pid 2403: in.nnrpd: uid 8: exited on signal 11
> Dec 29 09:27:14 news /kernel: vnode_pager_output: attempt to write 
> meta-data!!! -- 0xfffe9000(ff)
> Dec 29 10:16:14 news /kernel: pid 5367: in.nnrpd: uid 8: exited on signal 11
> 
> All of the sudden my nnrpd's have started core dumping, and then this 
> vnode_pager_output message appeared in my syslog.  Whassup?
> 
> 2.1-stable, P5-90, 32MB RAM, 2940, 10GB disk.

I've seen that, I think I remember tracking it down to a disk error of some
sort, but I don't recall details and I can't find it in my notes.

Check for disk errors with the 2940's diagnostics.  I could be wrong.

... JG