On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 9:18 PM, William D. Colburn (Schlake) <[email protected]> wrote: > I got my new 8-stable system up, and now I just have recurrent disk > controller failures. The machine can't stay more than about ten > minutes before it panics into a hung kernel, or simple reboots. > Unfortunately, I know the root cause of the panics. If my computer is > sitting on the table, then the kernel doesn't panic. If the computer > is sitting on the desk, then it panics like mad. The table is wooden, > the desk is metal. Of course, I'm also changing power too. On the > table, I use a wall outlet, while on the desk I use my Smart UPS. > Unfortunately, you can't really help me with this. I'm just writing > in out of the hope that I'll get some sympathy for this problem.
Yuck...! If you have an electrical insulation problem, and your desk is metal, I'd _really_ urge you to replace your hardware completely, or have it properly insulated by a professional electrician. An electric shock could cause real pain() and panic(). ;-) But seriously, if that's the only reason for the panics, it's a pretty strong hint that you have an electrical problem: when ICs are underpowered, they tend to behave erratically. > -- Schlake -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/ _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
