Hi Charles, Can you set up a syslog server? It will allow better capturing of the error messages.
Another option is just to replace the cpu fan. It costs around $5 in Southern California. FreeBSD does not like VIA's implementation of ACPI. So, we cannot really get any useful information about the system healths. The readings in the BIOS can be suspected. They are just measuring the voltage levels, not really the fan speeds. It depends on the quality of the cpu fan. Some fans degrade rapidly over time, they might require more voltage to maintain its performance. You may see the 5500rpm redaing because the systemboard still feeds 5V to a fan, while it may actually be lower. Bao On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Charles Goldsmith <[email protected]> wrote: > Unfortunately it's not under warranty anymore. I'll continue to monitor it. > > It was a cheap system, a bit cheaper than a Soekris or the like, > that's why I went with it. > > Thanks > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Bao Ha <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Charles, >> >> Padlock does not have an issue that we know of! We have sold hundreds >> of VIA C7 systems with Padlock running pfSense. If it was a problem, >> we would have asked Chris B. to fix it. >> >> You can always compile your own kernel without including the Padlock >> module. Unless you are using Padlock, like running IPSec VPN, I doubt >> that it would interfere. >> >> I still suspect it is a hardware problem. Is it still under warranty? >> Can you RMA it back? A hardware vendor would be in a better position >> to monitor and to detect something like this. >> >> Bao >> >> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Charles Goldsmith >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> # dmesg | grep Padlock >>> VIA Padlock Features=0x3fcc<RNG,AES,AES-CTR,SHA1,SHA256,RSA> >>> >>> It is not fanless, that is the only moving part I have in the box, and >>> I have the bios enabled to monitor the fan. It was running at about >>> 5500 rpm last night when I checked it. >>> >>> Since Padlock has known issues, is there anything that can be done? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Charles >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Bao Ha <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> To check for Padlock, just look at the FreeBSD boot up messages. >>>> >>>> #dmesg | grep "Padlock" >>>> >>>> Are you running the 1.5Ghz VIA C7 fanless? If it takes sometimes to >>>> crash, it could be a heat problem. I would check the CPU fan and >>>> ventilation of the enclosure. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Charles Goldsmith <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> Just an update on this issue, my firewall was up for 48 hours before I >>>>> rebooted it to check for padlock, it doesn't seem that it is an option >>>>> in my bios. It was rebooting about every 36 hours, but that seems to >>>>> be inconsistent. >>>>> >>>>> I'm still just waiting for it to crash/reboot again to further >>>>> diagnose the problem. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for all of the help >>>>> Charles >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 11:50 PM, duncan hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Morgan Reed wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 14:47, Charles Goldsmith <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What's padlock? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On die crypto coprocessor >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/padlock/hardware.jsp >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Best Regards. >>>> Bao C. 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