[ms4w-users] new server crashes generating tiles

[Umberto Nicoletti]

On 6/18/07, Nick Ullman <nullman at econolite.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Thanks for your suggestion!  The computer is an HP Proliant DL385 G2.  I
> went to HP.com this morning and downloaded the latest drivers pack for
> the machine.  After installing and rebooting I started the precache
> render again.  It crashed again about an hour into the render.

It's strange. HP hardware usually has excellent support.
Here are a couple of links to help you diagnose the BSOD:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216206/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/192463/EN-US/

I am quite sure mapserver isn't the cause and if I were in you I'd
look for defective RAM or even overheating (which can be quite common
if the server is housed in a badly air conditioned rack).

Umberto

>
> The computer is mounted in a rack and accessed via Remote Desktop.  I
> don't actually get to see the BSOD so I may be assuming too much that
> this is what is actually occurring, I'll have to hook up a monitor.
> This is what I get when I log in again via remote desktop:
>
> System Failure: Stop Error
> BCCode : c2     BCP1 : 0000000000000007     BCP2 : 000000000000121A
> BCP3 : 0000000000000000     BCP4 : FFFFFADFFF974010     OSVer : 5_2_3790
>
> SP : 2_0     Product : 272_3
>
> Regards,
> Nick
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Umberto Nicoletti [mailto:umberto.nicoletti at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 3:41 AM
> To: Nick Ullman
> Cc: ms4w-users at lists.maptools.org
> Subject: Re: [ms4w-users] new server crashes generating tiles
>
> On 6/16/07, Nick Ullman <nullman at econolite.com> wrote:
> > Hello List!
> > I just installed MS4W (2.2.4) and ka-map(1.0) on a brand new machine.
> > Windows 2003 R2 64bit edition running on an AMD Opteron 2218HE.
> > I am getting crashing blue-screens when browsing via the ka-map sample
> > interface or while running the precache php script.
>
> Are you talking about the BSOD: Blue screen of death?
> That can only be caused by software running in kernel mode, for
> example badly coded video drivers (this was common in the oldNT4
> days).
> Since you are running on a 64bit OS I wouldn't be surprised if the
> bsod was caused by flacky 32bit drivers. BTW, what hardware is it (hp,
> dell, ibm or other)? IIf I was in you I'd look at the vendor site for
> updated drivers.
>
> Also next time the bsod bites you write down the error, that is
> usually most useful in finding the culprit.
>
> Umberto
>
>
> > I don't see a pattern
> > to this crashing, sometimes several hours and hundreds of thousands of
> .png
> > files go by before a crash.  The IT department of course blames the
> flaky
> > 'free' software.
> > This is my first 64 bit Windows OS and AMD machine.  My Windows 2003
> R2
> > 32bit Xeon computer with MS4W is working just fine.  Same data, same
> .map
> > file.
> >
> > Has anyone else encountered issues with MS4W on 64 bit and/or AMD
> cpu's?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Nick
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