[Soekris] 4801-60 + FreeBSD - Frequent lockups

[Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET]

> On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 09:37:20PM -0400, Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET wrote:
> > Hi,
> >=20
> > 	I've got a 4801-60 (comBIOS ver. 1.30  20070326) running
> > a SanDisk SDCFX-8192 (LBA Xlt 996-255-63  8003 Mbyte) with
> > FreeBSD 5.5-STABLE.
> >=20
> > 	When I received the unit, it ran fine for many many months.=20
> > Then out of the blue it started to lock up for no reason every couple
> > of weeks. Now it can't go more than 12 hours.=20
> 
> I once had an 4801-60 which showed the same problem (also with
> FreeBSD) - turned out to be a dying disk. I replaced the disk and it
> has been running smoothly since.
> 
> Have you tried testing the disk using S.M.A.R.T?
> 
	I'm running a CF, S.M.A.R.T won't run against it. When I
went from the previous unit to this one, I used the same CF...

	If it was the disk, I would have thought that I'd see
something in the logs, or especially on the console.

		Thanks, Tuc