Re: [OT] 1500 days uptime.

[Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>]

jdow wrote:

> From: "Nick Warne" <nick@linicks.net>
>
> > On Tuesday 29 November 2005 00:31, Wakko Warner wrote:
> >
> > > Bill Davidsen wrote:
> > > > Nick Warne wrote:
> > > > >Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > >BrrrrrrrrrrrrBrrrr
> > > > >
> > > > >That was me blowing my own trumpet again :-)
> > > > >
> > > > >Re:
> > > > >http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0407.1/0651.html
> > > > >
> > > > >Now just hit 1500 days:
> > > > >
> > > > >-
> > > > >[nick@486Linux nick]$ last -xf /var/run/utmp runlevel
> > > > >runlevel (to lvl 3)                    Sun Oct 14 16:07 - 21:41
> > > > >(1502+06:34)
> > > > >
> > > > >utmp begins Sun Oct 14 16:07:40 2001
> > > > >-
> > > > >
> > > > >Utterly remarkable - the box gets no maintenance at all.
> > > >
> > > > But it clearly gets a very reliable flavor of electricity...
> > > >
> > > > >I would love to know how much data it has delivered, but alas, in 
> > > 2001 I
> > > > >wasn't up-to-speed with that sort of thing :-)
> > > >
> > > > We got one to 1460 or so, then got BSOD on the controller which 
> > > switches
> > > > from the UPS to the diesel when they get up to speed, dropped 
> > > power on
> > > > the whole data center (at work).
> > > >
> > > > I think you have the record, though.
> > >
> > > I'm not sure about that one. =)
> >
> >
> > No, I wasn't even thinking that - just reporting what a wonderful job 
> > it all is - and yes, power supply here in Pompey UK is good (but we 
> > do pay thru' the nose for everything in the UK).  The last time I 
> > _did_ reboot that machine was when my kettle lead shorted out and 
> > blew the fuses to my flats 240v supply ring main.
> >
> > According to the Linux counter site, there are more higher (my 
> > machine is 3rd in the list):
> >
> > http://counter.li.org/reports/uptimestats.php
>
>
> There is an interesting point here that is worth noting. I don't think I
> would BEGIN to try this with a 2.6 based kernel. And I am not sure it is
> doable yet with a 2.4 kernel if the machine is to be exposed to the wild.
>
> {o.o}    Joanne Dow
I got 0.99.4 to stay up 16 weeks ;-)

And the old GE/Honeywell 600 crashed due to rollover at 35 days, and we 
hit the bug first three years after it was coded. Hardware is better!

--
bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
 CTO TMR Associates, Inc
 Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979

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