From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Mar 5 08:39:59 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id IAA26580 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 5 Mar 1997 08:39:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from science-guy.npt.nuwc.navy.mil (SCIENCE-GUY.NPT.NUWC.NAVY.MIL [129.190.139.47]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA26571 for ; Wed, 5 Mar 1997 08:39:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from science-guy.npt.nuwc.navy.mil (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by science-guy.npt.nuwc.navy.mil (8.8.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id LAA17047; Wed, 5 Mar 1997 11:38:39 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199703051638.LAA17047@science-guy.npt.nuwc.navy.mil> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Subject: Re: Strange Console Messages In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 03 Mar 1997 17:04:22 PST." <20160.857437462@time.cdrom.com> cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 05 Mar 1997 11:38:39 -0500 From: Tod Luginbuhl Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >> However, I've been wondering if the messages are from the processor on >> my ethernet board. How would I go about tracking down the source of >> the message? Telling me to go read a particular book or article is a >> good answer as far as I'm concerned (or looking at source code). > >Hmmm. Good question. :) > >I would probably try to pinpoint it by process of elimination, though >I'm not sure that option is open to you... Thanks for the suggestion. I assume you mean pulling (or swapping) cards out and waiting to see if the error appears again (repeat process until problem isolated). I can do this - the display card and the ethernet card are more involved than the scsi card. I guess I could reconfigure and set up a serial console; pull all the cards out except the ethernet card and wait. Changing the ethernet card would be the simplest thing to do, but I'll have to work with the people who maintain the domain name server here. As an aside, this system use to run Windows NT and Linux (I wipe both off the system when I got the machine). The person who had this computer before me, could never get Linux to run and use the scsi card and the ethernet card simultaneously - instead he built two separate kernels, one for each card (both work under NT with out any problem). I have never found any conflicts between these two cards under FreeBSD or Windows 95. I just wonder if there is any connection between my console messages and the issues experienced under Linux (my guess is probably not!). Anyway, thanks again. I'm going to go off and pound my head, pull and swap boards etc. Tod -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tod Luginbuhl email: t.e.luginbuhl@ieee.org Code 2121 Naval Undersea Warfare Center Telephone: (401) 841-7505 x38241 1176 Howell Street FAX: (401) 841-7453 Newport, Rhode Island USA "Don't argue with drunks and fanatics!" -- Sun Wolf (Barbara Hambly) --------------------------------------------------------------------------