From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 2 19:19:05 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82E80106566B for ; Fri, 2 Jul 2010 19:19:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from schlake@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vw0-f54.google.com (mail-vw0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D6618FC15 for ; Fri, 2 Jul 2010 19:19:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vws6 with SMTP id 6so3677290vws.13 for ; Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:18:56 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=SLazFFgQeb2TnQnOIMPzjjHZ1cgd+JywCYEWMM9mwrM=; b=UEyVeEw2T29nzs3GrlFhlJlsjrgy58aZDg1AaPJHysQhEORw6ongnlFCdkygEKH5Cn 3YQA4zIFawgr/tCuIsf6wTnX0TZyw36a524ZGR+H+0do5oTDXDA42E2UpjGBfoRdFs0V 0oOemtvD42JVJiK5GKmD7kPhTx07Efw5/Ded4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=NxN3HmaDpPl/b8ETg6ayVKOMzUrKWC8wmL5IFC4zyrYlzqBNu7cjfMZ4qDwBzu9mDs NceAsr00nt/VHn2BLiE2SuQLly5EzRvXZt4TExXwC0dCgZrcb/dJbWSa0xjjzLDVF1NC Kjz7pL371ZmbsQ+mpg5ybbB9kx1RGNuxiS1pA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.88.199 with SMTP id b7mr650265vcm.83.1278098336792; Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:18:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.183.6 with HTTP; Fri, 2 Jul 2010 12:18:56 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 13:18:56 -0600 Message-ID: From: "William D. Colburn (Schlake)" To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Subject: My kernel panics suck X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:19:05 -0000 I got my new 8-stable system up, and now I just have recurrent disk controller failures. The machine can't stay more than about ten minutes before it panics into a hung kernel, or simple reboots. Unfortunately, I know the root cause of the panics. If my computer is sitting on the table, then the kernel doesn't panic. If the computer is sitting on the desk, then it panics like mad. The table is wooden, the desk is metal. Of course, I'm also changing power too. On the table, I use a wall outlet, while on the desk I use my Smart UPS. Unfortunately, you can't really help me with this. I'm just writing in out of the hope that I'll get some sympathy for this problem. -- Schlake