I currently do export the syslog messages to a linux box, during the last crash/reboot, we got nothing meaningful, see my first message in this thread.
There is nothing wrong with the fan, its turnning at an acceptable rate, and since this box never turns off, I checked the temps within Bios, and all are normal. I don't think it's a heat issue. I'm not doubting that it could be a hardware issue, but nothing has definitely pointed to that, it's purely speculation at this time. Until it crashes again, with the developer kernel in place, I won't know more. Thanks Charles On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Bao Ha <b...@hacom.net> wrote: > 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 > <wo...@justfamily.org> 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 <b...@hacom.net> 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 >>> <wo...@justfamily.org> 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 <b...@hacom.net> 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 <wo...@justfamily.org> >>>>> 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 <dun...@viator.com> wrote: >>>>>>> Morgan Reed wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 14:47, Charles Goldsmith <wo...@justfamily.org> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> What's padlock? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On die crypto coprocessor >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com >>>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/padlock/hardware.jsp >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com >>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com >>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com >>>>>> >>>>>> Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Best Regards. >>>>> Bao C. 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