On Sun, 9 Apr 2000, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> This can happen when the kernel is stuck in an infinite loop
> somewhere, you're still responding to interrupts, just stuck
> somewhere.
>
> FYI:
> ~ % uname -a
> FreeBSD thumper 5.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #1: Sun Apr 2 16:29:20 PDT 2000
>bright@thumper:/home/src/sys/compile/thumper i386
> ~ % uptime
> 10:58PM up 7 days, 4:06, 21 users, load averages: 0.01, 0.02, 0.00
>
> I've been building world, playing mp3s, using fxtv and xmradio.
Like I said, it doesn't really have anything to do with what you're
doing, it just seems that it has to do with the fact the machine is
running at all...
> My setup is fine, perhaps you can furnish us with a traceback? These
> kinds of lockups are very easy to fix with a traceback because they
> just mean that most likely the kernel is stuck in an infinite loop
> somewhere.
>
> In otherwords, unplug your palm pilot and attach a console.
I'm going to get my friend to get a traceback and whatever else is
possible. He has a laptop and "null" serial cable to use, and he
experiences these problems as much as I do; I'll just convince him
to keep running the latest -CURRENT and get the serial console working.
> thanks,
> --
> -Alfred Perlstein - [[EMAIL PROTECTED]|[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."
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