From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 4 10:25:27 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62CBF106564A for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:25:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rpaulo@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.153]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5B648FC12 for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:25:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rpaulo@gmail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 16so3673884fgg.35 for ; Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:25:25 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent:sender; bh=ewzIdylI3zo8/s8PEObLYt/Xvw+umWAD7e3ciXEHNd4=; b=oWZd5AKRD2+HoOom9/+yvsjve0RZaGuk9ASQk/ko960r7cGcfFZSbRXv7qagt4ze6X55CppvI23SVzTfXKf1mjs23vqsmR7YlL2BdrAfgwx/Mml9I0T3XezZWcuQ0Ul9onJDgTIZjRXwlthQ2O0/qBnxHqNhz0b/wKC69kG9y4o= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent:sender; b=QxFwjF7Wy3RmY35796HeYGJhD8YjqryGhYMFwRID2nKyddxPAmq5AfhUyqmX56/7ZNpF2dEUGuFVwlj4naDgp8SzgaI7zEvfCk+gHuuYBJaZQG6wuPvaJnh0NamjowKKPThJOgFoONi3MMWDkKssOGMNW0l5uXQR+148Rt5Me1E= Received: by 10.82.180.10 with SMTP id c10mr2562069buf.9.1207303277521; Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:01:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fnop.net ( [193.136.24.177]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id i6sm6715637gve.5.2008.04.04.03.01.13 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:01:16 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:01:08 +0100 From: Rui Paulo To: "Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET" Message-ID: <20080404095923.GA955@fnop.net> References: <200804040424.m344OQZ3012363@himinbjorg.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200804040424.m344OQZ3012363@himinbjorg.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) Sender: Rui Paulo Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Reproducable Kernel HARD lockup X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:25:27 -0000 On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 12:24:26AM -0400, Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET wrote: > Hi, > > LONG LONG LONG story made short. > > Running Soekris 4801-60 previously on 5.5 . Would lock up > every so often, then more often, then finally constantly. Shipped > back to vendor, replaced, all good. Months later started to lock > every few weeks, then every few hours. Replace CF with hard drive, > locks in 10 minutes, etc. > > Load OpenBSD on disk. Runs for days with no problem. > Decide I don't like OpenBSD ports system so decide to go FreeBSD > 7. Glitch with memory stick, but otherwise system seems to run > fine. Start SETI, system locks HARD. I have it set to be able > to break to debugger with CR ~ ^b, but that just doesn't happen. > (Previously tested it would in single user when system running > fine). > > Is there any way to debug a kernel lockup if you CAN'T > break to debugger?? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/developers-handbook/kerneldebug.html Hope this helps. -- Rui Paulo