Subject: NetBSD Freezing?
To: None <port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Josh Hope <otaku@unixgeek.ml.org>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/21/1997 17:52:58
I've experienced a problem last night that really perplexed me. My 
machine was running high on an uptime of about 6 days, when it FROZE. 
Yes, just like the Mac OS would freeze...

I wasn't doing anything abnormal at the time. Nothing to cause this type 
of thing. Before the 6 day uptime, I had 20 days...so the machine, as you 
can see, was quite stable.

So, I restarted back into NetBSD, and went to bed (I was really tired). 
When I woke up the next morning, it was frozen AGAIN.

I was running dt both times (but this should not make a difference. I 
have not changed dt at all in the past 3 or 4 months, and I run it 
constantly).

To explain what I mean by "FREEZE":

The mouse cursor wouldn't move. Could not type anything on the screen. 
Could not switch terminals with command-1, 2, etc.

Of course, it wasn't merely my computer being sluggish. There was no disk 
access, and modem lights were not active at all.

This morning, when I woke up and found the computer frozen again, it 
looked like it was frozen for quite a while. Probably it froze shortly 
after I went to bed. I rebooted NetBSD again this morning, and this time 
it froze after about 5 minutes...

Anyways, as to my configuration:

Performa 600
12MB RAM
Generic SBC #26 kernel

I don't know if anything else would be necessary. I seriously have done 
NO changes whatsoever with my system, for the past 6 days, and it ran 
fine for 6 days straight. One day, it decides to "kapuut"!

BTW, some of you may know me from otaku@hick.com, I'm back again...

Thanks a lot with the help,

Josh Hope