Do you think this has any potential relevance to the firebox watchdog timeouts? Obviously I am going to test it and simply observe the results-- not too hard to reproduce the issue.
Also, there was a suggestion that using an SMP kernel would alleviate the issue also. Given that this is a single core P3, I don't know what difference it will make (obviously the kernel locking mechanisms are different), but is there a way to easily swap the kernel on embedded with an SMP version (if it isn't already--I don't know what the default is for an embedded image since there isn't an "installer")? Doing a full install on these fireboxes is pretty tough and requires some soldering (I believe) to get a keyboard header working, not to mention that you have to get the board completely out of the chassis to fit a video card on it. Thanks Chris.. Dimitri Rodis Integrita Systems LLC -----Original Message----- From: cbuech...@gmail.com [mailto:cbuech...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Chris Buechler Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 9:44 PM To: support@pfsense.com Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] ACPI/APIC in loader.conf - watchdog timeouts On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 12:38 AM, Dimitri Rodis <dimit...@integritasystems.com> wrote: > > hint.apic.0.disabled=1? I thought it was hint.acpi.0.disabled=1 (see > http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Booting_Options, and also the forum posts > regarding firebox installs) > APIC and ACPI are entirely different things. APIC is another one that can cause problems on some systems. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Programmable_Interrupt_Controller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_Interface --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
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