Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 07:55:44 -0500 (EST) From: Spidey <spidey@libdns.qc.ca> To: Nathan Ahlstrom <nrahlstr@winternet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Mysterious reboots... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990331075359.4724J-100000@freed.libdns.qc.ca> In-Reply-To: <19990330154257.D10215@winternet.com>
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On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Nathan Ahlstrom wrote: > Spidey <spidey@libdns.qc.ca> wrote: [snip] > > yes, i do have the splash pseudo-device in my kernel. This could be the > > cause of the reboots. I'll try to recompile a kernel without it. The > > problem is that it is very difficult to test as I don't know which > > conditions to recreate to make the event happen again. We'll see, with > > time. > > Yes, it could be the cause. Several weeks ago some other reported similar > problems and it was determined to the the splash screen code. I thought > that there was a fix put in for this problem, but I am not sure. The fix is in -current? because I'm -stable here... [snip] > > What's this splash device anyways? I put it there to test it and never got > > time to check out the doc or try it in any way... :( > > It can display a pretty picture upon boot up and it is necessary for the > console mode screen savers. oh. But the screen-savers never had need for a kernel option before?! Why now? How can I display the pretty picture? :) When a man lies he murders some part of the world These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives All this I can witness any longer Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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