I will give that a try. Thank you for your help!
Jerry > I'm hardly on expert on these sorts of things, but I *believe* that > ACPI is responsible for power management stuff, including possibly > spinning down your hard drive after inactivity. Try restarting with > ACPI enabled (which you can do on your boot menu), or disable ACPI > within your BIOS for a while to see if this helps.. certainly can't > hurt to try. > > > > > On Feb 13, 2006, at 3:15 PM, Jerry Bell wrote: > >>> So ACPI is disabled? >> I'm assuming it's enabled. Can that be a problem? >> >> >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www syslogd: kernel boot file is /boot/kernel/kernel >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: Copyright (c) 1992-2005 The FreeBSD >> Project. >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, >> 1988, >> 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: The Regents of the University of >> California. >> All rights reserved. >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #0: Thu Aug 18 >> 07:49:41 UTC >> 2005 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz >> quality 0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz >> (2800.12-MHz 686-class CPU) >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0xf41 >> Stepping = 1 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: >> Features=0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,P >> GE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE >> > >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: Hyperthreading: 2 logical CPUs >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: real memory = 536608768 (511 MB) >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: avail memory = 515444736 (491 MB) >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: ACPI APIC Table: <DELL PE750 > >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: ioapic0: Changing APIC ID to 2 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: ioapic1: Changing APIC ID to 3 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: ioapic0 <Version 2.0> irqs 0-23 on >> motherboard >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: ioapic1 <Version 2.0> irqs 24-47 on >> motherboard >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: npx0: <math processor> on motherboard >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: npx0: INT 16 interface >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: acpi0: <DELL PE750> on motherboard >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: acpi0: Power Button (fixed) >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency >> 3579545 Hz >> quality 1000 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> >> port 0x808-0x80b on acpi0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: cpu0: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: pcib0: <ACPI Host-PCI bridge> port >> 0xcf8-0xcff >> on acpi0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: pci0: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: pcib1: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device >> 3.0 on >> pci0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: pci1: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib1 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: em0: <Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network >> Connection, >> Version - 1.7.35> port 0xece0-0xecff mem 0xfe2e0000-0xfe2fffff irq >> 18 at >> device 1.0 on pci1 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: em0: Ethernet address: 00:12:3f:ec:f4:90 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: em0: Speed:N/A Duplex:N/A >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: pcib2: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device >> 28.0 on >> pci0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: pci2: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib2 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: aac0: <Dell CERC SATA RAID 2> mem >> 0xf4000000-0xf7ffffff irq 24 at device 1.0 on pci2 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: aac0: Unknown processor 100MHz, 48MB cache >> memory, optional battery not installed >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: aac0: Kernel 4.1-0, Build 7406, S/N c540d4 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: aac0: Supported >> Options=1097c<WCACHE,DATA64,HOSTTIME,RAID50,WINDOW4GB,SOFTERR,ALARM> >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: uhci0: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> >> port >> 0xcce0-0xccff irq 16 at device 29.0 on pci0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: usb0: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> >> on uhci0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: usb0: USB revision 1.0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: uhub0: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev >> 1.00/1.00, addr 1 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self >> powered >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: uhci1: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> >> port >> 0xccc0-0xccdf irq 19 at device 29.1 on pci0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: usb1: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> >> on uhci1 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: usb1: USB revision 1.0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: uhub1: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev >> 1.00/1.00, addr 1 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self >> powered >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: pci0: <base peripheral> at device 29.4 (no >> driver attached) >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: pci0: <base peripheral, interrupt >> controller> >> at device 29.5 (no driver attached) >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: pci0: <serial bus, USB> at device 29.7 (no >> driver attached) >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: pcib3: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device >> 30.0 on >> pci0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: pci3: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib3 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: em1: <Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network >> Connection, >> Version - 1.7.35> port 0xdcc0-0xdcff mem 0xfdee0000-0xfdefffff irq >> 21 at >> device 2.0 on pci3 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: em1: Ethernet address: 00:12:3f:ec:f4:91 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: em1: Speed:N/A Duplex:N/A >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: pci3: <display, VGA> at device 14.0 (no >> driver >> attached) >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: isab0: <PCI-ISA bridge> at device 31.0 >> on pci0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: isa0: <ISA bus> on isab0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: atapci0: <Intel 6300ESB SATA150 >> controller> >> port 0xfea0-0xfeaf,0x376,0x170-0x177,0x3f6,0x1f0-0x1f7 at device >> 31.2 on >> pci0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: ata0: channel #0 on atapci0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: ata1: channel #1 on atapci0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: pci0: <serial bus, SMBus> at device >> 31.3 (no >> driver attached) >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: fdc0: <floppy drive controller> port >> 0x3f7,0x3f0-0x3f5 irq 6 drq 2 on acpi0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> >> port >> 0x64,0x60 irq 1 on acpi0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: kbd0 at atkbd0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: sio0: <16550A-compatible COM port> port >> 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on acpi0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: sio0: type 16550A >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: orm0: <ISA Option ROMs> at iomem >> 0xec000-0xeffff,0xcd000-0xcdfff,0xc9000-0xccfff,0xc8000-0xc8fff, >> 0xc0000-0xc7fff >> on isa0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: pmtimer0 on isa0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: ppc0: parallel port not found. >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: sc0: <System console> at flags 0x100 on >> isa0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, >> flags=0x300> >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of >> probed >> irqs 0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: sio1: port may not be enabled >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: vga0: <Generic ISA VGA> at port >> 0x3c0-0x3df >> iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: Timecounter "TSC" frequency 2800115843 Hz >> quality 800 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: ipfw2 initialized, divert disabled, >> rule-based >> forwarding enabled, default to accept, logging limited to 100 >> packets/entry by default >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: acd0: CDROM <SAMSUNG CD-ROM SN-124/ >> N104> at >> ata0-master PIO4 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: aacd0: <RAID 1 (Mirror)> on aac0 >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: aacd0: 152554MB (312432384 sectors) >> Aug 29 12:04:46 www kernel: Mounting root from ufs:/dev/aacd0s1a >> Aug 29 12:04:47 www kernel: em0: Link is up 100 Mbps Full Duplex >> >> > > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"