named kills raspberry pi

[Steve O'Hara-Smith]

On Thu, 7 Feb 2013 22:32:40 -0800
Tim Kientzle <tim at kientzle.com> wrote:

> 
> On Feb 7, 2013, at 2:30 PM, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote:
> 
> > 	Hi,
> > 
> > 	As soon as I start named either by rc.d script or directly,
> > whether in an ssh session or directly on the video console, with or
> > without chroot, my early model 256MB model B pi locks up solid, no
> > response on console, all ssh sessions freeze, no response to ping,
> > nothing until power cycle. I can build ports all day long, but if I
> > start named everything stops dead.
> 
> $ truss named -f

	Yep, nice idea, that or ktrace. Sadly there's no truss built
for the rpi, as for ktrace there was no sign of the output file after
reboot.

> If you're lucky, you might catch some of the last system calls
> before it hangs, which might give a clue.

	I think Warner has pointed me in the right direction, apart from
anything else it looks like there's a three year old fix for the ras_start
address that's never been committed - I'll be trying that today.

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