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From: cmc3@nvuxr.UUCP (C Chase)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Sun 4: Watchdog Reset
Summary: It's an OS 4.0 bug
Message-ID: <1011@nvuxr.UUCP>
Date: 9 Mar 89 20:58:26 GMT
References: <910@cacilj.UUCP>
Organization: Bell Communications Research
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In article <910@cacilj.UUCP>, paul@cacilj.UUCP (Paul Close) writes:
> This is a problem undoubtedly specific to Suns, probably only Sun-4s. 

actually ONLY on the 4/110.

> ...
> even X's fault that I can tell.  However, when I run 'xinit', occasionally I
> get 'Watchdog Reset', and then a '>' prompt, meaning Unix has been crashed.
> The only recourse is to type 'b' (for boot), and wait while the machine
> reboots.
> 
> This is on a Sun-4/110 running SunOS-4.0 (not 4.0.1).  Has anyone else seen
> this, X or otherwise?  It seems to happen on all sorts of programs and is
> very annoying!
> -- 
> Paul Close	paul@cacilj.CTS.COM 	...!{uunet, ucsd, crash}!cacilj!paul

I agree, it was very annoying (I had the same problem).  Try installing 
the OS 4.0.1 patches.  The bug SHOULD go away.  It did for me.  
The patch is called bus4_110.  Good luck.

Craig Chase

cmc3@nvuxr.bellcore.com