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From: nowhere@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Chael Hall)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: NetBSD 0.9 Lockup problems
Summary: lockup at random
Keywords: netbsd lockup
Message-ID: <5055@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>
Date: 27 Sep 93 00:11:36 GMT
Organization: CS Dept, Ball St U, Muncie, Indiana
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I have a problem with my NetBSD-0.9 system... It runs fine for long
periods of time then, at random, hangs with the hard drive LED on solid.
It will still connect on TCP/IP ports but does not give a login prompt. The
console acts the same way. The only way to get it back is to do a system
reset. I thought it was one of my cards so I replaced it (it was causing
a stray interrupt now and then on IRQ 7). But it just did it again so I
am back to square one.
Here is my system configuration:
Intel 80486dx/33
AMIBIOS
16 MB SIMM RAM
213 MB Maxtor 7312AT hard drive
Tseng Labs ET4000 VGA card
Generic IDE/floppy controller
SMC Elite-16T ethernet card
NetBSD-0.9 (GENERICAHA) from sun-lamp
The ethernet card is configured at IRQ 2, I/O base 280h, RAM addr D000:0
For some reason it says the the SMC card is of type "unknown (8-bit)," but
since it works I left it alone.
If anyone can shed some light on this situation or needs more information
please post here or send e-mail to nowhere@bsu-cs.bsu.edu.
Thanks in advance,
Chael Hall
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