Cores and crashes on 4.X and 5.X

[Lowell Gilbert]

Tuc at T-B-O-H <ml at t-b-o-h.net> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> 	I previously posted a message about after upgrading to
> 5.3-RELEASE-p15 and getting random segfaults, or :
> 
>         /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: top: Shared object has no run-time symbol table
> 
> 
> 	I ran memtest on it for about 25 cycles, and it didn't show any
> problems.
> 
> 	Its still happening, and I can't figure out why. It'll happen for
> a while then stop.
> 
> 	Well, I just also upgraded a *DIFFERENT* computer to the RELENG_4
> tree, and now I'm getting the same exact issues happening. (Infact, today
> I recompiled the kernel "just incase" and installed it, I had to 
> "installworld" 6 times to get it to complete). On that matchine I ran
> memtest for 250 cycles with no problems. Whats worse, is I'm also getting
> panic's (I didn't save because of disk problems, will try next time) on 
> the 4.X machine and having the text screen turn graphics all of a sudden.
> 
> 	WHY, running the latest of 4 and 5 on different computers do I 
> show the same type of problems DIRECTLY after upgrades?

You are probably doing the upgrade wrong.  You did read the notes at
the bottom of /usr/src/UPDATING, right?

>                                                         Any way to track
> this down... HELP!

Well, try the upgrade again.  buildworld, buildkernel, installkernel,
reboot with the new kernel, mergemaster -p, installworld, mergemaster.