[9fans] Re: latest iso: venti issues

[Jano <sorosj@gmail.com>]

hmm, yeah, i don't really think it's the same problem.
Though if I understand well, for you venti works, does the dump on
first boot and then shuts up?
(btw. my venti freeses after sync too, at third boot)
cheers
johnny

On Sep 26, 6:05 pm, cinap_len...@gmx.de (Kernel Panic) wrote:
> Kernel Panic wrote:
> > John Soros wrote:
>
> >> Hi everyone!
> >> I'm having a problem with the latest iso (sept. 26).
> >> The issue is probably with venti. Here's the description:
> >> After a fossil+venti installation, I boot up my terminal, and a venti
> >> archive snapshot is taken at once. (normal behaviour)
> >> The unusual thing is that when it stops, the machine freezes. Though
> >> stats works fine, so I can see my cpu utilisation go down to minimal,
> >> i can't fshalt, or do anything.
> >> Then, if I reboot my machine, the same thing happens: (probably)
> >> venti starts to archive (high CPU and hdd utilisation), then, if I
> >> let it finish, again, rio (or something) freezes, I can't fshalt, I
> >> can't run any command.
>
> > some people on irc reported the same problem. I can reproduce it on
> > qemu with a normal install.
> > venti hangs on "sync..." after the 2nd boot.
>
> > see:
> >http://9fans.net/archive/2007/09/254
> >http://9fans.net/archive/2007/09/266
>
> > but here is no solution yet. :-(
>
> >> Many thanks to everyone contributing, plan9 is truly a beautiful os.
>
> >> Cheers
>
> > cinap
>
> sorry, the appearance of your venti problem is *not* the same as from
> what i reported.
> they may, but this is just speculation...
>
> sorry if i caused confusion here...
>
> cinap