[Soekris] 4801-60 + FreeBSD - Frequent lockups

[Jan Hoevers]

Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET wrote on 22-3-2008 2:37:
> 	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.
> 
> 	When I received the unit, it ran fine for many many months. 
> 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. 
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> 	When it locks up, the front panel seems to be operating
> as if nothing is wrong. Power light on, NET light blinking. But its
> dead from the console, I can't even force it down to debugger. 
> 
> 	If this sounds familiar, it is. Same thing happened to me
> a while back. I returned the unit to Soekris and they sent a new
> one out. This unit started out fine, then started locking up 
> every few weeks, now it won't go a day without locking up.

I may be wrong, but I'm thinking about the power supply.

regards,
Jan Hoevers