From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 27 01:35:47 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC20B16A41B for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:35:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47F5913C44B for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:35:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id lAR1ZkiR022820 for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:35:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id lAR1Zklc022819 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:35:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline) Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:35:46 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20071127013546.GA22291@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21 of service to the Unix community. Cc: Subject: Am I back? Re: kernel fault trying to add atapicam... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:35:47 -0000 Folks (to the whole list, but esp'ly Messes Smith [NL & AU], I'll believe that my ISDN link is working when/if I see this echoed from the -questions list. I was busy rebuilding my 6.2 GENERIC kernel after having added ^device atapicam 72 hours ago when my feed slowed, then stopped. It `sputtered' a couple times over the next several hours. By 03:35 I was convinced that every thing on my LAN was working perfectly. My ISP said it was my ISDN line; they called the local telco. Turned out that the telco would have to "roll a truck". Which may have already happened since I saw blinking LED's on my router. ((*****)) Lest I stray *too* far OT, I'll share the results of my 3rd kernel rebuild on this Dell. It crapped out; it hung after printing out the sio0 line. I had to powercycle and went in by typing "8" (??) and by hand booting /boot/kernel.old. I tried twice more by removing part of the additions to GENERIC. Same; the new kernel still hung. Here are the sizes of the new kernel (with atapicam) and the old. -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 7206901 Nov 23 21:00 kernel -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4001279 Apr 9 2007 kernel I realize that drivers can require a lot of space, but not over 1.2 megs. Att any rate, the newer kernel hangs. I will upgrade to the newest 6.2 and try to get the audio toys functioning. But does anybody know where I fouled up? Could it be as simple as Not having done a make clean before doing a make buildkernel? I don't burn // copy audio discs that often and haven't ever copied a DVD; I just want these new utilities to work. Thanks, people, gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org