From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 21 15:30:23 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CA4916A41C for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:30:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ml@t-b-o-h.net) Received: from vjofn.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com (vjofn.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com [204.107.90.128]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0148543D55 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:30:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ml@t-b-o-h.net) Received: from himinbjorg.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com (ool-44c511d8.dyn.optonline.net [68.197.17.216]) (authenticated bits=128) by vjofn.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j5LFShZa029194; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:28:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from himinbjorg.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com (localhost.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com [127.0.0.1]) by himinbjorg.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com (8.13.3/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j5LFTvGW097942; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:29:57 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from ml@t-b-o-h.net) Received: (from tbohml@localhost) by himinbjorg.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j5LFTu2n097940; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:29:56 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from tbohml) From: Tuc at T-B-O-H Message-Id: <200506211529.j5LFTu2n097940@himinbjorg.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com> To: xfb52@dial.pipex.com (Alex Zbyslaw) Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:29:56 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <42B7553A.9070402@dial.pipex.com> from "Alex Zbyslaw" at Jun 21, 2005 12:46:02 AM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL6] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Tuc at T-B-O-H , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems since 5.3-RELEASE-p15 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, 21 Jun 2005 15:30:23 -0000 > > Yes. I have a 2 part process I run : > >[process elided] > > I guess I could re-run it and see if it continues. > I took the plunge and am now at 5.4-RELEASE-p2.... I upgraded my Nvidia driver too. So far I saw : Jun 21 01:24:17 himinbjorg kernel: pid 5693 (javac), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) Jun 21 01:24:17 himinbjorg kernel: Jun 21 01:24:17 himinbjorg kernel: pid 5693 (javac), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) Jun 21 01:25:28 himinbjorg kernel: pid 14996 (javac), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) Jun 21 01:25:28 himinbjorg kernel: Jun 21 01:25:28 himinbjorg kernel: pid 14996 (javac), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) Jun 21 01:25:29 himinbjorg kernel: pid 15016 (java), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) Jun 21 01:25:29 himinbjorg kernel: Jun 21 01:25:29 himinbjorg kernel: pid 15016 (java), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) Which I don't understand because I don't know what I was doing that needed java. I think it might have been part of upgrading the nvidia driver. > > If the problem is intermittent then I would suspect the hardware (I > know, everyone always says that, but I really have used a brand new > server which segfaulted randomly and it really was a memory problem). > Try building a memtest86 CD from the ports (from a different machine > perhaps) and running it for at least several hours, though it might not > take that long. Your BIOS might also support extended memory tests (try > disabling quick POST) though they are supposed to be less effective than > memtest86. > Ok, will try that. I run SETI so I think I'm constantly stressing the machine. But I'll give it a try. > > However, if this *is* a hardware problem then I would worry about that > first. The upgrade to 5.3-p15 (presumably from 5.3-p-something else) > could be pure coincidence. I mean, you have to be doing *something* > before getting a hardware fault! > Such is true.................. Thanks, Tuc