Help with a crash dump
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@stephenw10 said in Help with a crash dump:
sysctl kern.timecounter.hardware
Thanks very much. powerd is not running.
I changed to HPET and will see what happens. I have to be honest, I know next to nothing about system timers so this is a stab in the dark for me. Will report back if anything happens.
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HPET didnt work. My system froze with 're1 watchdog timeout' within about 5 mins. Re-booted, reset HPET and same thing happened.
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@nik-taylor said in Help with a crash dump:
watchdog timeout
You saw that error only using the HPET timecounter? What is the default timecounter there?
Did it actually 'freeze' or just stop responding to the network? That error is typical when using Realtek NICs but the system usually still responds at the console for example. It's only the NICs that fail.
You might try the alternative driver if so. That has been shown to help if the default driver is triggering watchdog timeouts.
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/135850/official-realtek-driver-binary-1-95-for-2-4-4-releaseSteve
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I have seen that error once or twice in the past but it's pretty consistent when i changed to HPET.
It just stopped responding to the network. I could still use a keyboard directly attached to the box.
Default timecounter is TSC.
I'll try the updated driver.
Thanks for helping me keep on top of this.
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No problem.
Yeah if the console was still active but the NIC/driver crashed out definitely try the alternative driver.Ultimately there's not too much you can do. The Realtek NICs are budget items and not that well supported in FreeBSD.
Steve
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@stephenw10 - 5 days and no crash. I think the NIC driver patch fixed it. Thanks for all your help. I think I learned my lesson, Intel NIC's from here on out.
