Date: Fri, 2 May 1997 20:02:05 -0500 (CDT) From: "Jay D. Nelson" <jdn@qiv.com> To: Sonja Jo Krenz-Bush <sjkb@abstractsoft.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: weird crashing problem continued Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.95.970502195200.391E-100000@acp.qiv.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970502161824.940F-100000@mx.serv.net>
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On Fri, 2 May 1997, Sonja Jo Krenz-Bush wrote: ->We've swapped out all hardware (including the case/power supply) but the ->scsi card (adaptec 2940) and the ethernet card. Both these have been ->working fine for a long time. We upgrade to 2.1.7.1. And it still is ->crashing. Well -- that eliminates everything _but_ those two. ->How likely is it that either the scsi card or the ethernet card would go ->bad? Is it worth our time to pursue this or should we approash the ->software/OS level? Quite likely. Generic PC type hardware can be a nightmare. Could be a bios incompatibility or motherboard timings. (Try more conservative settings.) Also be _sure_ IDE is disabled if it exists. Try another SCSI card (ISA maybe) -- and if the ethernet card is a 3com try _any_ other supported card. ->The most frustrating thing about this is that it is not spitting out any ->errors anywhere. Not to the console, not to the logs (and yes, I've ->turned up logging as high as I could). -> ->I can't see it being someone screwing with our power since the 10 other ->systems in the same location are fine. Power supply is a remote possibility -- I saw that once. ->Any and all suggestions would be appreciated. A beer sometimes helps <g> but you may also want to check the temperature inside the case. I'm afraid you're in the 'shot in the dark' zone. -- Jay -> -> Sonja Jo Krenz-Bush ServNet/Abstract Software -> sjkb@abstractsoft.com http://www.serv.net/~begonia -> ``Just another one of the flock following the herd.'' ->
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