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    Automatic update erases line in sysctl.conf and emits "Watchdog timeout" msgs

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    • S
      salvor
      last edited by

      This problem might be specific to vmware.  I'm running pfSense inside VMware Player 3.1.3 on Windows 7 x64.

      I used automatic update from BETA5-amd64 (Feb 5 snapshot) to RC1-amd64 (March 6 snapshot).
      The update erased this line in /etc/sysctl.conf:

      
      kern.timecounter.hardware=i8254
      
      

      And after updating, I started getting "em0:  Watchdog timeout – resetting" messages on the console after upgrading. 
      I got about 20 of these messages within 30 minutes of upgrading.  My em0 is LAN.

      Manually adding the i8254 entry back to /etc/sysctl.conf and rebooting didn't get rid of the "Watchdog timeout" messages.  About 16 showed up within a couple minutes of rebooting.

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      • AhnHELA
        AhnHEL
        last edited by

        Seeing the endless watchdog timeouts as well, and ntpd service refuses to start.  Reverted back to March 1st RC1, started somewhere between the 1st and the 4th of March snapshots.

        ESXi setup and amd64 snaps, em intel cards

        AhnHEL (Angel)

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          regis
          last edited by

          I too have watchdog timeout messages on ESXi 4.1 and Workstation 7.1.3 setups, em adapters, both on 2.0RC1 i386 built on Fri Mar 4 10:27:33 EST 2011

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          • AhnHELA
            AhnHEL
            last edited by

            Last known good snap was March 2nd.

            March 3rd has some error loading rules issue that was fixed on the 4th, and its from the 4th on that these issues popped up, wondering if its all relevant.  Jimp fixed the loading rules error so maybe he has an idea of what could possibly be wrong

            AhnHEL (Angel)

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              soconfused
              last edited by

              Error was confirmed for me too. With March 6 snap i386 full install I would get the same error except on em1, which is my LAN interface.

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              • jimpJ
                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                last edited by

                Check the bug tracker. The watchdog timeouts are from the new yandex em driver. We may end up reverting them, as they are causing this and other issues.

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