Re: uncalled for reboot
Rico Secada wrote: On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:38:43 -0700 "Z. Wade Hampton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks Bill. I'll keep that in mind. I think I have the problem figured out. *base=/var/db was set in the supfile. After changing it to "/usr", the problem went away. You can be 99.9% sure that the problem wasn't that. It is, like it is stated, most likely a hardware problem but initialized by using cvsup. My guess is RAM problems. Try using MEMTESTER. Regards, ZWH However, spontaneous reboots are almost always hardware problems. Have you verified that your RAM, hard drive, cooling, power, and all other hardware factors are in proper operation? That would be the first logical step in diagnosing this. -Bill I agree with what everyone else has said before me. My recommendations: 1. Run Dell diags CD. 2. Run memtest86+. 3. Upgrade the BIOS if possible; Dell's move to AMD chipsets is recent, and a BIOS upgrade might be beneficial for your machine. -Garrett ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: uncalled for reboot
On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:38:43 -0700 "Z. Wade Hampton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Bill. I'll keep that in mind. > I think I have the problem figured out. > *base=/var/db > was set in the supfile. > > After changing it to "/usr", the problem went away. You can be 99.9% sure that the problem wasn't that. It is, like it is stated, most likely a hardware problem but initialized by using cvsup. My guess is RAM problems. Try using MEMTESTER. > Regards, > ZWH > > > > > > However, spontaneous reboots are almost always hardware problems. Have > > you verified that your RAM, hard drive, cooling, power, and all other > > hardware factors are in proper operation? That would be the first > > logical step in diagnosing this. > > > > -Bill > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: uncalled for reboot
"Z. Wade Hampton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Greetings to all, > I am attempting to run cvsup-without-gui on a Dell Inspiron 1501, with > amd64x2 > processor and 2GbRAM. > I am using the "ports-supfile" modified to suit location and RELENG_6_1. > > The process begins, and starts deleting the old stuff...no problem. > Then, about 10 minutes into it, the system reboots all by itself - no > apparent > reason. You need to gather and provide considerably more information, unless there's someone on list who is psychic. FreeBSD version, hardware data, etc ... However, spontaneous reboots are almost always hardware problems. Have you verified that your RAM, hard drive, cooling, power, and all other hardware factors are in proper operation? That would be the first logical step in diagnosing this. -Bill ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: uncalled for reboot
On Saturday 23 December 2006 14:10, Bill Moran wrote: > "Z. Wade Hampton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Greetings to all, > > I am attempting to run cvsup-without-gui on a Dell Inspiron 1501, with > > amd64x2 processor and 2GbRAM. > > I am using the "ports-supfile" modified to suit location and RELENG_6_1. > > > > The process begins, and starts deleting the old stuff...no problem. > > Then, about 10 minutes into it, the system reboots all by itself - no > > apparent reason. > > You need to gather and provide considerably more information, unless > there's someone on list who is psychic. FreeBSD version, hardware > data, etc ... Thanks Bill. I'll keep that in mind. I think I have the problem figured out. *base=/var/db was set in the supfile. After changing it to "/usr", the problem went away. Regards, ZWH > > However, spontaneous reboots are almost always hardware problems. Have > you verified that your RAM, hard drive, cooling, power, and all other > hardware factors are in proper operation? That would be the first > logical step in diagnosing this. > > -Bill ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: uncalled for reboot
On 12/23/06, Z. Wade Hampton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Greetings to all, I am attempting to run cvsup-without-gui on a Dell Inspiron 1501, with amd64x2 processor and 2GbRAM. I am using the "ports-supfile" modified to suit location and RELENG_6_1. The process begins, and starts deleting the old stuff...no problem. Then, about 10 minutes into it, the system reboots all by itself - no apparent reason. Any ideas? Season's Greetings, Z. Wade Hampton Twin Bridges, Montana Heat issue? Please do sysctl hw.acpi.thermal Make sure you have hw.acpi.thermal.tz0.passive_cooling: 1 -- Regards, -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri Arab Portal http://www.WeArab.Net/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: uncalled for reboot
On Saturday 23 December 2006 11:41, Z. Wade Hampton wrote: > Greetings to all, > I am attempting to run cvsup-without-gui on a Dell Inspiron 1501, with > amd64x2 processor and 2GbRAM. > I am using the "ports-supfile" modified to suit location and RELENG_6_1. > > The process begins, and starts deleting the old stuff...no problem. > Then, about 10 minutes into it, the system reboots all by itself - no > apparent reason. > > Any ideas? > > Season's Greetings, > Z. Wade Hampton > Twin Bridges, Montana I don't know about the reboot, but you should always use the head "." tag for ports (note that's a period without the quotes). Ports don't follow releases the way the system does and using anything other than the head tag will just delete your entire ports tree. The port itself will determine the proper configs for your system. My /etc/cvsupfile-ports is as follows: *default host=cvsup6.freebsd.org *default base=/usr *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs *default delete use-rel-suffix *default compress ports-all tag=. < Use the head tag. Change the default host to whatever is closest to you. Beech -- --- Beech Rintoul - Sys. Administrator - [EMAIL PROTECTED] /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Alaska Paradise Travel \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | 201 East 9Th Avenue Ste.310 X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK 99501 / \ - Please visit Alaska Paradise - http://www.alaskaparadise.com --- pgpysrMVKUXJW.pgp Description: PGP signature
