3B2 crashes mysteriously

[Greg Jahn]

In article <12793 at attcan.UUCP> ram at attcan.UUCP (Richard Meesters) writes:
>In article <15406 at hydra.gatech.EDU>, jkg at prism.gatech.EDU (Jim Greenlee) writes:
>> I have a 3B2/310 that is crashing at seemingly random times (sometimes
>> daily) due to a kernel MMU fault. This machine is on a local area network
>> that has about 8 other 3B2s that are connected via RFS. We are running SVR
>> 3.2 and WIN TCP/IP 3.0.1 (which we're using as the netspec for RFS). Only
>> one of the machines is exhibiting this trouble - the rest have been up for
>> a month with no problems. Another department here on campus is having the
>> same problem with a 3B2/1000, only less frequently (once every 3-4 weeks).
>> 
>
>We've seen some problems up here in Canada with kernel MMU fault (F_ACCESS) on
>machines running SVR3.2.2 and TCP/IP.  The problem is apparently fixed in the 
>3.2.3 release of UNIX.  I don't know if this release applies to your 3B2/310
>though.  Best bet is to call the hotline (like you say you're going to do 
>anyways).  They should recognize it as a known problem.

Don't bet on it (hotine support answers).  We are experiencing the same
KERNEL MMU FAULT (F_ACCESS) problem.  We run a 3B2/600 SVR3.2.2, TCP/IP
3.0.1.  Our system was failing sometimes DURING going to 'init 3', and 
other times at most 15 minutes after coming up.  The hotline said to do
a partial restore (non-trivial solution).  Then our system was stable
for about two weeks, now it has failed twice in the last three days.
The hotline didn't seem familiar with the problem.  DOES ANYONE OUT
THERE KNOW WHAT"S GOING ON?

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... on a completely different topic:  Is anyone out there running
a similar configuration w/ smail3?  We'd like to support mail for
locally attached uucp accounts, but we do not have any out-going
uucp connections.  Thus we need uucp mail and internet mail to
talk to each other.  ANy help/advice would be greatly appreciated,
the easier it is for me to do this, the better the chance it'll
happen.

	- Greg 


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