Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 21:08:51 -0600 From: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "jesse reynolds" <jesse@va.com.au> Cc: <nigel@4trak.net> Subject: Re: hardware fault or software problem? (machine freezes) Message-ID: <004301c0a133$d945acc0$6100000a@vladsempire.net> References: <a05010400b6bf865d3b09@[10.0.1.52]>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "jesse reynolds" <jesse@va.com.au> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: <nigel@4trak.net> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 10:14 PM Subject: hardware fault or software problem? (machine freezes) > Hi folx > > Any advice is greatly appreciated here... I have a server that's > about 4 months old. It's started crashing a fair bit, and when it > crashed it completely freezes instantly, not giving the OS a change > to log anything, so it doesn't reboot. The soft-power button on the > front does not turn succeed in turning off the machine, but the reset > button does work, as does ripping the power out of the back! > > This to me sounds like a motherboard issue, but I guess it's possible > it's a software problem. > > What I do get in my messages file is alot of random read errors from > the primary hard drive, which is running on UDMA/66 (promise > controller onboard a gigabyte motherboard). Is it possible the > hardware or software gives up after a certain number of read errors? > (each time the read is retried and is fine the second time, and it's > completely random which block on the hard disk is going to error out). > > I'm running FreeBSD 4.1.1-RELEASE, here is a dmesg. > > My question is should I a) changeover the motherboard, b) upgrade > FreeBSD, c) both a and b, or d) get completely new hardware > > Thanks! > > -jesse > <snip> I would try swapping the controller and cable before replacing the motherboard. Josh To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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