Have you tried kernel-secure, or an older kernel (for example the one provided with 8.0) ?
Try to disable DMA in /etc/sysconfig/harddisk* (as suggested by John Allen). Stef Le Mardi 28 Mai 2002 18:05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a ?crit : > hi: > i test hp-tc4100 with red-hat 7.3 today. > it is okay after upgrade to 2.4.18-4. > (2.4.18-3 kernel panic after several hours. just like red-hat said.) > > i also test the latest cooker 2.4.18-16 > it crashed as usual. > so the problem seems at mandrake kernel. > hope 2.4.19 will fix it. > > =========================================================================== >===tbsky : 27:05 09:34 : Incident created hi: > our company buy a hp lc2000 server and try to install mdk 8.2 on it. > it can not pass testing and finally we run mdk 8.1 at it. > this time we buy a "certified server" -> hp tc4100. > the machine arrived today and it fail again. > this machine comes with 2 cpu and 1g ram. > to use the memory i must enable highmem(eg: enterprise kernel). > and with highmem enabled we got crash under testing. > i had report this before to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > and i saw people at list has same problem. but nobody at mandrake > answer these questions. > > i also wrote several times to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > although mdk said that email list is not for supporting, but whom should > i write if the hardware database is wrong?? > > i'll use paid support tomorrow, but before that, i would like to post it > last time for anyone who is interested..below is my experience with > hp lc2000 last month. and now tc4100 kill me again. > > *************************************************************************** >* > *************************************************************************** >* > *************************************************************************** >* > > Hello: > i m glad that i got ur reply :) let me describe my problem > and testing procedure in details...i think the problem is > causing by kernel, since redhat 7.2 is fine... and i run > memtest86 to test memories, which are fine.. > > 1.) OSB4 DMA bug. it will cause system hang if u leave the ide dma enabled, > and u try to read a scratched cd which the cdrom can not read well. > redhat 7.2 is fine with dma enabled. > > 2.) xwindow say mtrr can not use and leave messages below in the syslog: > mtrr: Serverworks LE detected. Write-combining disabled. > redhat 7.2 is fine. > > 3.) irq conflict in the linux boot message. at bios boot screen i saw > vga using irq 10, lan using irq 9. and cat /proc/pci give me the same > result. but boot message say device 00:04:00(lan) want irq 10, which > already has irq 9. > so i try to lock lan to irq 10 at bios. bios boot screen is fine, > vga using irq9, lan using irq 10, cat /proc/pci give me the same. > but boot message now tell me device 00:04:00 want irq 9, which already > has irq 10... :( > > 4.) unstable with kernel-enterprise. i test my system with ctcs that > comes with mandrake 8.2. and using ctcs default, so it will run > "kernel making","memory testing" (with memtest86),and "disk testing" > (with badblocks) simultaneously. the system will freeze about 4 hours. > the system didn't hang, just freeze, so no more new process. i can > switch virtual consoles. i login 3 virtual consoles before testing, > one run ctcs,one run top, and one stay at shell prompt. > and when freezing: > the ctcs clock is still ticking at console 1. > the top process is hang at console 2. looking at time at up-left > corner, i can know when the system froze. > i can type command at console 3, the shell prompt, but it will hang > after i hit "enter" if need a new process. > > there is a clue but i don't understand. during testing of ctcs, > sometimes there is error below in the syslog: > > "kernel: Warning: dev (04:01) tty->count(5) != #fd'(4) in tty-open" > > the message appear about every 20-30 minutes. and after about 10 > messages, the system froze. > redhat 7.2 with ctcs comes with MDK 8.2 pass the testing for 12 > hours... > > Regards, > tbsky > > >> Hello: > >> i install mandrake 8.2 on a HP lc2000 u3 srever with 1GB ram and 2 > >> cpu, > >> it is unstable with enterprise kernel. i found a link which is > >> the same as my problem: > >> > >> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=101770689615279&w=2 > >> > >> i also try the kernel in cooker but the same. > >> and when i start X under 8.2, > >> i have no experience with serverworks chipset before. > >> does serverworks support linux? should i prevent it in the future? > > > > Yes. ServerWorks chipsets are supported. I have about 20 Dell PE 2xx0 > > (ServerWorks chipset based) servers, two cpus, mostly 1G RAM. All > > working fine, distrib kernel from mdk 8.1 and/or from mdk 8.2. > > One diffence: i use kernel-secure (it's based on kernel-enterprise). > > > > IMHO problem is motherboard/memmory not in chipset. All (two) my HP > > server are shit hardware, mandrake have healthy problems on it. > > > > Zdenek Mazanec > > =========================================================================== >===
