On 08/05/14 10:02, Craig R. Skinner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A reliable box has begun to randomly reboot in the last couple of days.
...
> I'm guessing some bit of hardware is on it's way out, but which?
I think that's a safe guess.
> OpenBSD 5.4 (GENERIC) #37: Tue Jul 30 12:05:01 MDT 2013
> dera...@i386.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC
> cpu0: Intel Pentium III ("GenuineIntel" 686-class, 128KB L2 cache) 635 MHz
> cpu0:
> FPU,V86,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PSE36,MMX,FXSR,SSE,PERF
> real mem = 535228416 (510MB)
> avail mem = 515035136 (491MB)
This box has done its time.
I love running on old hw as much as anyone, but really, it isn't worth
troubleshooting a box like this. If you spend an hour on it, it's not
worth it...if it crashes one more time, it's not worth it.
Go find yourself a P4 someone is tossing out, pull your 250G disk out of
this box, put it in the P4. Loose the 30G. Enjoy the faster
performance. Not only is the CPU faster, you should be running at UDMA
mode 4 or 5, and you might get a lot more RAM if you are lucky.
If it still crashes and reboots, it's your disk or the power you are
applying.
BTW: stupidly simple cause for reboots: old UPS systems. Battery goes
dead, and your UPS saves you from a harmless power glitch...by turning
it into a multi-second power OUTAGE. I've also seen perfectly
functional UPSs that couldn't switch over fast enough for some
computers, again causing a reboot.
Nick.
