Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 00:38:37 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: "Forrest W. Christian" <forrestc@iMach.com> Cc: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG, brian@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPP hard lock in 2.2.6 Message-ID: <199805122338.AAA14458@awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 12 May 1998 17:01:47 MDT." <Pine.BSF.3.96.980512165323.23230A-100000@workhorse.iMach.com>
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> Ok, I've played some more and even compiled and installed the ppp from > -current. > > This is definately a case of PPP doing something the kernel doesn't like. > I haven't had this machine (yet) do anything else I'd define as wierd. In > fact, it feels more stable than any other box I've installed recently. > > Let me ask these two questions: > > 1) What EXACTLY is the best way to get MAXIMUM verbosity out of PPP, > preferably to the console, so we can tell where this thing is locking? At the ppp prompt: set log local async carrier ccp chat command connect debug hdlc id0 ipcp lcp link lqm phase tcp/ip > 2) Do you have a quick and dirty answer to the question of how to best do > a debuging session which will likely get us near what this thing is doing > which is locking this box? This is tricky if the machine's just hanging.... See if it mis-behaves with a GENERIC kernel. If it does, help will be easier :-) Apart from that, it's a matter of trying to cause the crash with the minimum effort, then maybe sprinkling printf()s into the kernel in likely places 'till you hit something interesting... I'm not expert though. > - Forrest W. Christian (forrestc@imach.com) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > iMach, Ltd., P.O. Box 5749, Helena, MT 59604 http://www.imach.com > Solutions for your high-tech problems. (406)-442-6648 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org> <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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