FreeBSD supported branches update

2010-07-01 Thread FreeBSD Security Officer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated to reflect the EoL (end-of-life) of FreeBSD 7.2. The new list is below and at http://security.freebsd.org/ >. Users of FreeBSD 7.2 are advised to upgrade prompt

Re: NFS 75 second stall

2010-07-01 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 1:36 PM, alan bryan wrote: > > > --- On Thu, 7/1/10, Garrett Cooper wrote: > >> From: Garrett Cooper >> Subject: Re: NFS 75 second stall >> To: "alan bryan" >> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >> Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 1:28 PM >> On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 1:18 PM, alan

Re: NFS 75 second stall

2010-07-01 Thread alan bryan
--- On Thu, 7/1/10, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > From: Jeremy Chadwick > Subject: Re: NFS 75 second stall > To: "alan bryan" > Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 1:53 PM > On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 11:01:04AM > -0700, alan bryan wrote: > > Setup: > > > > server - FreeBS

Re: NFS 75 second stall

2010-07-01 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 11:01:04AM -0700, alan bryan wrote: > Setup: > > server - FreeBSD 8-stable from today.  2 UFS dirs exported via NFS. > client - FreeBSD 8.0-Release. Running a test php script that copies around > various files to/from 2 separate NFS mounts. > > Situation: > > script is

Re: NFS 75 second stall

2010-07-01 Thread alan bryan
--- On Thu, 7/1/10, Garrett Cooper wrote: > From: Garrett Cooper > Subject: Re: NFS 75 second stall > To: "alan bryan" > Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 1:28 PM > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 1:18 PM, alan > bryan > wrote: > > > > > > --- On Thu, 7/1/10, Garrett Coop

Re: NFS 75 second stall

2010-07-01 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 1:18 PM, alan bryan wrote: > > > --- On Thu, 7/1/10, Garrett Cooper wrote: > >> From: Garrett Cooper >> Subject: Re: NFS 75 second stall >> To: "alan bryan" >> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >> Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 12:23 PM >> On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:51 AM, ala

Re: NFS 75 second stall

2010-07-01 Thread alan bryan
--- On Thu, 7/1/10, Garrett Cooper wrote: > From: Garrett Cooper > Subject: Re: NFS 75 second stall > To: "alan bryan" > Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 12:23 PM > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:51 AM, alan > bryan > wrote: > > > > > > --- On Thu, 7/1/10, Garrett Co

Re: NFS 75 second stall

2010-07-01 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:51 AM, alan bryan wrote: > > > --- On Thu, 7/1/10, Garrett Cooper wrote: > >> From: Garrett Cooper >> Subject: Re: NFS 75 second stall >> To: "alan bryan" >> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >> Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 11:13 AM >> On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:01 AM, al

Re: NFS 75 second stall

2010-07-01 Thread alan bryan
--- On Thu, 7/1/10, Garrett Cooper wrote: > From: Garrett Cooper > Subject: Re: NFS 75 second stall > To: "alan bryan" > Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 11:13 AM > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:01 AM, alan > bryan > wrote: > > Setup: > > > > server - FreeBSD 8-stab

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread Lowell Gilbert
GNUbie writes: > I realized that choosing fixit, it doesn't know that the LiveFS cd is > inside an external USB DVD drive which I cannot mount the filesystem > on my HDD. I can't parse that sentence well enough to figure out what you mean. Taking a wild guess: I think what you want to do is m

Re: NFS 75 second stall

2010-07-01 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:01 AM, alan bryan wrote: > Setup: > > server - FreeBSD 8-stable from today.  2 UFS dirs exported via NFS. > client - FreeBSD 8.0-Release.  Running a test php script that copies around > various files to/from 2 separate NFS mounts. > > Situation: > > script is started (fo

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Garrett Cooper wrote: > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 9:22 AM, Mark Blackman wrote: >> GNUbie wrote: >> >>> Moving forward, what are your recommendations in order for me to be >>> able to boot from my system? >> >> Boot from a "live" CD of some recent/reasonable vintage,

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 9:22 AM, Mark Blackman wrote: > GNUbie wrote: > >> Moving forward, what are your recommendations in order for me to be >> able to boot from my system? > > Boot from a "live" CD of some recent/reasonable vintage, mount the > filesystems and try to reinstall the old kernel ins

Re: kernel issues with 8 STABLE

2010-07-01 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 03:04:56PM +0100, Tom Evans wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Free BSD wrote: >> > Dear List Members >> > Also, even though I have custom keyboard in my kernel configuration, >> > whenever I boot into single

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread GNUbie
Hello all, On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 1:20 AM, GNUbie wrote: > > I just booted the FreeBSD 8.0 DVD but whenever I choose the fixit, it > is asking me for a live filesystem CD/DVD. So now, I am downloading > the FreeBSD 8.0 and 8.1-RC1 livefs.iso then I will burn them. I realized that choosing fixit,

NFS 75 second stall

2010-07-01 Thread alan bryan
Setup: server - FreeBSD 8-stable from today.  2 UFS dirs exported via NFS. client - FreeBSD 8.0-Release. Running a test php script that copies around various files to/from 2 separate NFS mounts. Situation: script is started (forked to do 20 simultaneous runs) and 20 1GB files are copied to t

RE: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread Scott Sanbeg
For me, GNUbie, it was a matter of laying out UFS filesystems. The system comes up just fine with this and has run rock-solid for 3 weeks or so now. I am currently scripting a configuration for creating a RAID-1 boot/swap device and RAID-1+0 everything else, and expect to complete it some time next

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread GNUbie
Hello Scott, On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Scott Sanbeg wrote: > For me, GNUbie, it was a matter of laying out UFS filesystems. The system > comes up just fine with this and has run rock-solid for 3 weeks or so now. I > am currently scripting a configuration for creating a RAID-1 boot/swap > de

RE: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread Scott Sanbeg
I had the same thing happening while running in VirtualBox. Tested on a bare-metal machine afterward the results were the same - following the how-to's on running a ZFS root, or a ZFS swap device, or a gmirror root that included swap (w/o ZFS at all) produced what your screenshot shows. My platform

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread GNUbie
Hello Jeremy, On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 1:05 AM, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > > 3) Have you tried downloading a 8.1-RC1 LiveFS CD and seeing if it > boots, works, etc?  You might be able to start to recovery your system > from there. I just booted the FreeBSD 8.0 DVD but whenever I choose the fixit, it

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 12:51:33AM +0800, GNUbie wrote: > Hello Mark, > > On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:36 AM, Mark Blackman wrote: > > > > sorry, i'd have to dig out the 8.0 installer to give you precise > > instructions. > > > > The general idea is to boot from the kernel on the CD, then at > > the

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 12:14:28AM +0800, GNUbie wrote: > Hello Jeremy, > > On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:06 AM, Jeremy Chadwick > wrote: > > > > Kernel crash dumps are not enabled by default.  You need to define the > > following in /etc/rc.conf before that will happen: > > > > dumpdev="auto" > > O

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread GNUbie
Hello Scott, On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:52 AM, Scott Sanbeg wrote: > I had the same thing happening while running in VirtualBox. Tested on a > bare-metal machine afterward the results were the same - following the > how-to's on running a ZFS root, or a ZFS swap device, or a gmirror root that > inc

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread GNUbie
Hello Mark, On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:36 AM, Mark Blackman wrote: > > sorry, i'd have to dig out the 8.0 installer to give you precise > instructions. > > The general idea is to boot from the kernel on the CD, then at > the main menu there is a "fixit" option which should get you to > repair mode

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread Mark Blackman
GNUbie wrote: Moving forward, what are your recommendations in order for me to be able to boot from my system? Boot from a "live" CD of some recent/reasonable vintage, mount the filesystems and try to reinstall the old kernel installation? probably as simple as a 1. "move installed kernel dir

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread Mark Blackman
GNUbie wrote: Hello Mark, On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:22 AM, Mark Blackman wrote: GNUbie wrote: Moving forward, what are your recommendations in order for me to be able to boot from my system? Boot from a "live" CD of some recent/reasonable vintage, mount the filesystems and try to reinstall

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread GNUbie
Hello Michal, On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:22 AM, Michal wrote: > > You can file an RMA with kingston if you have the serial number (I think) it > should be on the sticks Ok then. I will try to contact a local Kingston office in my place. Thank you. Regards, GNUbie __

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread GNUbie
Hello Mark, On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:22 AM, Mark Blackman wrote: > GNUbie wrote: > >> Moving forward, what are your recommendations in order for me to be >> able to boot from my system? > > Boot from a "live" CD of some recent/reasonable vintage, mount the > filesystems and try to reinstall the

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread Michal
On 01/07/2010 17:20, GNUbie wrote: Hello Jeremy, On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: Simple: replace the RAM, file for an RMA, etc.. If there's no warranty or the warranty has expired and you need brand recommendations for a new purchase: Crucial is excellent, avoid Cors

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread GNUbie
Hello Jeremy, On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > > Simple: replace the RAM, file for an RMA, etc..  If there's no warranty > or the warranty has expired and you need brand recommendations for a new > purchase: Crucial is excellent, avoid Corsair at all costs. I'm using Kin

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread GNUbie
Hello Michal, On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:13 AM, Michal wrote: > >> So, what can you recommend in order to confirm if the RAM is faulty or >> not? > > Some different sticks That I need to buy another 1GB stick tomorrow. Regards, GNUbie ___ freebsd-stab

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 12:06:06AM +0800, GNUbie wrote: > Hello Michal, > > On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:02 AM, Michal wrote: > > > >> I am currently running memtest86 here on my livecd. If there is no > >> error, then this could be something else. > > > > I've seen memtest pass but it still be a RA

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread GNUbie
Hello Jeremy, On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:06 AM, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > > Kernel crash dumps are not enabled by default.  You need to define the > following in /etc/rc.conf before that will happen: > > dumpdev="auto" Ok. So, the line "Cannot dump. Device not defined or unavailable." is already g

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 11:59:43PM +0800, GNUbie wrote: > Hello MV, > > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:47 PM, M. Vale wrote: > > > > Hum strange I've seen this occur on 2 types of situations: > > > > 1 - virtualbox or other module loaded at boot time > > 2 - Hardware problem > > > > To fix it you have

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread GNUbie
Hello Michal, On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:02 AM, Michal wrote: > >> I am currently running memtest86 here on my livecd. If there is no >> error, then this could be something else. > > I've seen memtest pass but it still be a RAM problem. So, what can you recommend in order to confirm if the RAM is

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread Michal
I am currently running memtest86 here on my livecd. If there is no error, then this could be something else. I've seen memtest pass but it still be a RAM problem. ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread GNUbie
Hello MV, On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:47 PM, M. Vale wrote: > > Hum strange I've seen this occur on 2 types of situations: > > 1 - virtualbox or other module loaded at boot time > 2 - Hardware problem > > To fix it you have a list of small options. > > The first one is by booting with the FreeBSD C

Re: Problems with ATA_CAM support in RELENG_8

2010-07-01 Thread Alexander Motin
Paul Mather wrote: > On Jun 30, 2010, at 5:18 PM, Alexander Motin wrote: >> Paul Mather wrote: PS: ATA_STATIC_ID is useless when ATA_CAM option enabled. >>> Thank you (and Jeremy Chadwick) for the help and information. The kernel >>> configuration options I used above were taken from a Virtu

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread GNUbie
Hello MV, On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 10:52 PM, M. Vale wrote: > > Hi, do you have VirtualBOX installed ? > > Also do you add any module to /boot/loader.conf ? like vboxdrv ? No, I don't have. It's a plain/single FreeBSD 8.0-p3 system as my home server. Regards, GNUbie _

Re: kernel issues with 8 STABLE

2010-07-01 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 03:04:56PM +0100, Tom Evans wrote: > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Free BSD wrote: > > Dear List Members > > Also, even though I have custom keyboard in my kernel configuration, > > whenever I boot into single user mode I get US layout (it works fine when in > > multi-us

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread M. Vale
2010/7/1 GNUbie > Hello Andrew, > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Andrew J. Caines > wrote: > > GNUbie, > > > >> Kindly check the screenshot at http://imagebin.org/102605 for the > >> screen output during bootup. I don't know how to recover this system > >> and hopefully someone could help m

Re: Why is NFSv4 so slow?

2010-07-01 Thread Rick Macklem
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010, Rick C. Petty wrote: On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 12:35:14AM -0400, Rick Macklem wrote: Being stuck in "newnfsreq" means that it is trying to establish a TCP connection with the server (again smells like some networking issue). Disabling delegations is the next step. (They a

Re: Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

2010-07-01 Thread GNUbie
Hello Andrew, On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Andrew J. Caines wrote: > GNUbie, > >> Kindly check the screenshot at http://imagebin.org/102605 for the >> screen output during bootup. I don't know how to recover this system >> and hopefully someone could help me on how to do it. > > Can you boot

Re: kernel issues with 8 STABLE

2010-07-01 Thread Tom Evans
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Free BSD wrote: > Dear List Members > Also, even though I have custom keyboard in my kernel configuration, > whenever I boot into single user mode I get US layout (it works fine when in > multi-user mode). Does it work correctly if you run kbdmap and choose the co

Re: Problems with ATA_CAM support in RELENG_8

2010-07-01 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 08:26:31AM -0400, Paul Mather wrote: > On Jun 30, 2010, at 5:21 PM, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > >> I'm assuming that "subclass = ATA" means the controller can't operate > >> in AHCI mode. The BIOS setting is also confusing. It has two > >> options, "Normal" and "Legacy." "No

Re: Problems with ATA_CAM support in RELENG_8

2010-07-01 Thread Paul Mather
On Jun 30, 2010, at 5:18 PM, Alexander Motin wrote: > Paul Mather wrote: >>> PS: ATA_STATIC_ID is useless when ATA_CAM option enabled. >> >> Thank you (and Jeremy Chadwick) for the help and information. The kernel >> configuration options I used above were taken from a VirtualBox >> FreeBSD/am

Re: Panic on 8-STABLE at boot

2010-07-01 Thread Mickaël Maillot
a little more info about thread 100090 http://freelooser.fr/freebsd/deadlock3.jpg 2010/7/1 Mickaël Maillot : > thx pluknet. > > my second panic appear today on 3 recent 8-stable amd64 machine after > doing 8 ~ 10h of zfs receive. > > 2010/6/30 pluknet : >> On 29 June 2010 19:58, Mickaël Maillot w