A failed drive causes system to hang

[Jeremy Chadwick]

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 06:10:18PM -0400, Quartz wrote:
> 
> >While PC-BSD is based on FreeBSD,
> 
> Wait, isn't pcbsd exactly the same as vanilla freebsd except that
> kde/bash/trueos/etc are pre-installed? Do they have their own
> version of zfs or low level library differences or something?

Off-topic, so I will not be responding past this point:

Let's say I have a router maintained/made by XYZ company that runs
Linux.  I have problems with this device, but am unsure what the reason
is or what the cause is.  Do I mail the LKML about the issue or do I go
to the vendor?  The correct answer is: you start by going to the vendor.
Alternately one can involve both (ex. vendor and CC the LKML).  The fact
that it's a "purchased piece of hardware" has no bearing -- the
methodology of support inquiries is the same.

My point is that the PC-BSD folks need to be made aware of this issue,
so their iXSystems folks can help out if necessary and so on.  If
they're left out of the loop, then that's bad for everyone.

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