Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 22:01:49 -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: <016d01c0a13b$3f680d20$6100000a@vladsempire.net> References: <a05010400b6bf865d3b09@[10.0.1.52]> <004301c0a133$d945acc0$6100000a@vladsempire.net> <a05010403b6c0cd7046c6@[10.0.1.52]>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "jesse reynolds" <jesse@va.com.au> To: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: <nigel@4trak.net> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 9:21 PM Subject: Re: hardware fault or software problem? (machine freezes) > At 9:08 PM -0600 27/2/01, Josh Paetzel wrote: > >----- 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 > > > The problem here is that the Promise ATA controller is soldered onto > the motherboard. :-| > > Cheers > > Jesse Yeah, I see now that you already said that. Sorry. Is there anyway you can get ahold of a PCI promise card and disable the onboard controller? You need some way to isolate components so you can troubleshoot this. Josh To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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