Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:17:52 +0100 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Chris <chrcoluk@gmail.com> Cc: Tore Lund <toreld@netscape.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: stability of FreeBSD 7 Beta 3? Message-ID: <474B4610.5020702@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <3aaaa3a0711260734tb0a46a3kac3b423bfd89582b@mail.gmail.com> References: <000701c82f89$fb9b40a0$0200a8c0@satellite> <ficguu$b43$1@ger.gmane.org> <4749FDE0.9030902@netscape.net> <474A9DCD.6020500@FreeBSD.org> <3aaaa3a0711260734tb0a46a3kac3b423bfd89582b@mail.gmail.com>
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Chris wrote: > On 26/11/2007, Kris Kennaway <kris@freebsd.org> wrote: >> Tore Lund wrote: >>> Ivan Voras wrote: >>>> Dave wrote: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> How stable is FreeBSD 7 Beta 3? Is it near production are their any >>>>> outstanding issues? >>>> Probably no major bugs will be fixed between now and 7.0 so you might as >>>> well start using it now. >>>> >>>> It's "stable enough" like all .0 releases, meaning you should throughly >>>> test it for your own workload before using it in production. >>> Just curious, what is the "official" forum for pre-release discussions? >>> I notice there are some threads on the "current" list, but it seems to >>> me that this is really "questions" stuff, since it is an upcoming release. >> freebsd-stable is probably best. >> >>> In any case, I tried the boot-only CD, and I was not able to install any >>> packages during the install process. Sysinstall aborted with Signal 11 >>> when trying to read INDEX from the ftp site. Pkg_add from the command >>> line seems to work, however, so it looks like I may get online from >>> 7.0-BETA3 tomorrow. >> That is expected, packages are not available until later in the release >> cycle. >> >>> Moreover, wasn't there supposed to be a new install program? I have >>> read some promising remarks about it, but it's certainly not part of >>> 7.0-BETA3. Personally, I would much rather type a long list of commands >>> than use the old, rickety sysinstall. >> One is in early development, but not even complete let alone ready to >> replace sysinstall. >> >> Kris >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > Kris can I ask what sort of importance bugs that cause crashes (page > faults) are? > I reported 2 bugs before BETA1 both these bugs involved 7.0 getting a > page fault and of course then stop responding requiring a reboot yet > both PRs have had no response and both bugs are still present in BETA3 > I see minor issues been worked on such as responsiveness in desktop > use whilst issues that cause system crashes are left unattended. Is > FreeBSD primarily a desktop os now and thats the new path? Of course not :P What are the PR references? > Try this. > > Login to twice on ssh. > If not root su both to root. > using the 2nd tty do a watch -W on the first tty. > on the first tty type 'killall watch' > you have now crashed freebsd 7 and most probably a auto reboot timer > is counting down. I can confirm this. > Even typing reboot to reboot the server causes page faults. But not this. Kris
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