On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Ivan Voras <ivoras_at_freebsd.org> wrote: > > Sorry, but I can only give you generic ideas: > - It is unlikely that the storage media (flash) with FreeBSD has > errors in such a way that would cause this subtle error > I agree about the flash. I would expect it to fail in blocks, and if it were out of spare blocks, almost everything would be acting strange. I can probably test for this by comparing files in /usr/obj and /usr. - Can you try a "known good" FreeBSD 8 configuration? I.e. from a Live > CD or USB media? The "live" edition has csup and everything else you > could need. > That's a good idea, and the next thing I'll try. - Can you try a simple cheap "known good" NIC? I see that retail > Realtek-based PCI NICs sell for less than $10. > I'd have to choose between PCI-E and USB, and the PCI-E is tricky because the case doesn't have a cutout for it. I did try the vr0 interface, too (but not exclusively; I left the vge interface up), and it had the same problems. Since these things are usually wired directly to the Southbridge, a problem in the Southbridge driver would show up with any PCI(E) device.Received on Sun Oct 25 2009 - 21:05:12 UTC
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