On Thu, May 19, 2005 at 07:23:44PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > This installation report has not yet had a reply. As most of the issues > seem amd64 kernel related, could someone from the AMD64 team please > answer this report?
Athlon XP = k7 = i386. Athlon 64 = k8 = amd64. This system can't even run amd64 and certainly wouldn't use an amd64 kernel. It is just a plain simple i386 system (although a nice one). Len Sorensen > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > Subject: Bug#305238: Installation report: AMD AThlonXP 1800+ / Abit > KR7A-RAID133 (with Highpoint Raid controller) > Date: Monday 18 April 2005 22:34 > From: "Edward J. Shornock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Package: installation-reports > > Debian-installer-version: > http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/rc3/sarge-i3 > 86-netinst.iso downloaded on 2005-04-17 > uname -a: Linux athlonxp 2.6.11-gentoo-r6 #1 Sun Apr 17 20:27:25 EDT > 2005 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux Athlon(tm) XP > 1800+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux > Date: 2005-04-17 @ 21:00 (approx) > How did you install? Network Install (did not proceed with > installation) What did you install? Sarge > What did you boot off? sarge-i386-netinst.iso dated > 2005-03-25 > > > Machine: Abit KR7A-RAID133, VIA Chipset (hand-built machine), > motherboard webpage at > http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/products.php?categories=1&model=87 > > Processor: AthlonXP 1800+ > Memory:1024MB PC2100 DDR > Root Device: IDE, /dev/hda > Root Size/partition table: not applicable > Output of lspci and lspci -n: > lspci output: > $ lspci > 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo > KT266/A/333] > 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo > KT266/A/333 AGP] > 0000:00:08.0 Ethernet controller: Lite-On Communications Inc LNE100TX > [Linksys EtherFast 10/100] (rev 25) > 0000:00:0b.0 Communication controller: Agere Systems (former Lucent > Microelectronics) 56k WinModem (rev 01) > 0000:00:0f.0 Multimedia audio controller: Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24 > [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] (rev 01) > 0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233A ISA Bridge > 0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. > VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) > 0000:00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB > 1.1 Controller (rev 23) > 0000:00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB > 1.1 Controller (rev 23) > 0000:00:13.0 RAID bus controller: Triones Technologies, Inc. > HPT366/368/370/370A/372 (rev 05) > 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon > RV200 QW [Radeon 7500] > > $ lspci -n > 0000:00:00.0 Class 0600: 1106:3099 > 0000:00:01.0 Class 0604: 1106:b099 > 0000:00:08.0 Class 0200: 11ad:c115 (rev 25) > 0000:00:0b.0 Class 0780: 11c1:0441 (rev 01) > 0000:00:0f.0 Class 0401: 1013:6003 (rev 01) > 0000:00:11.0 Class 0601: 1106:3147 > 0000:00:11.1 Class 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06) > 0000:00:11.2 Class 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 23) > 0000:00:11.3 Class 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 23) > 0000:00:13.0 Class 0104: 1103:0004 (rev 05) > 0000:01:00.0 Class 0300: 1002:5157 > > > Base System Installation Checklist: > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Initial boot worked: [O] > Configure network HW: [O] > Config network: [O] > Detect CD: [E and O] > Load installer modules: [O] > Detect hard drives: [E and O] > Partition hard drives: [ ] > Create file systems: [ ] > Mount partitions: [O] > Install base system: [ ] > Install boot loader: [ ] > Reboot: [O] > > Comments/Problems: > > When booting off if the CD without any special parameters, the CD > detection process will hang for all eternity at the "IDE-generic" > module, with the following in `dmesg` output: > > HPT372: IDE controller at PCI slot 0000:00:13.0 > ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:13.0[A] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10 > HPT372: chipset revision 5 > HPT37X: using 33MHz PCI clock > HPT372: 100% native mode on irq 10 > ide2: BM-DMA at 0xc800-0xc807, BIOS settings: hde:DMA, hdf:DMA > ide3: BM-DMA at 0xc808-0xc80f, BIOS settings: hdg:pio, hdh:pio > hde: MAXTOR 6L080L4, ATA DISK drive > hdf: MAXTOR 6L080J4, ATA DISK drive > ide2 at 0xb800-0xb807,0xbc02 on irq 10 > hde: max request size: 128KiB > hde: 156355584 sectors (80054 MB) w/1819KiB Cache, CHS=65535/16/63, > UDMA(133) > /dev/ide/host2/bus0/target0/lun0:<4>hde: dma_timer_expiry: dma status > == 0x65 > hde: DMA interrupt recovery > hde: lost interrupt > p1 p2 <<4>hde: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x65 > hde: DMA interrupt recovery > hde: lost interrupt > > hdf: max request size: 128KiB > hdf: 156355584 sectors (80054 MB) w/1819KiB Cache, CHS=65535/16/63, > UDMA(133) > /dev/ide/host2/bus0/target1/lun0:<4>hdf: dma_timer_expiry: dma status > == 0x65 > hdf: DMA interrupt recovery > hdf: lost interrupt > p1 > > > Apparently, this PC does NOT like DMA enabled when one tries to load the > hpt366 driver. > > This PC currently has Gentoo installed on it. It is able to > successfully boot with the following options in /boot/grub/menu.lst: > title Gentoo GNU/Linux 2.6.11-gentoo-r6 (multiuser) > root (hd0,2) > kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/hda3 ide=nodma > savedefault > > After the Highpoint (hpt366) driver is loaded, I can turn DMA on for all > of my IDE devices and everything operates normally. > # hdparm /dev/hd{a,c,d,e,f} > > /dev/hda: > multcount = 16 (on) > IO_support = 1 (32-bit) > unmaskirq = 1 (on) > using_dma = 1 (on) > keepsettings = 0 (off) > readonly = 0 (off) > readahead = 256 (on) > geometry = 24792/255/63, sectors = 203928109056, start = 0 > > /dev/hdc: > HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Invalid argument > IO_support = 1 (32-bit) > unmaskirq = 1 (on) > using_dma = 1 (on) > keepsettings = 0 (off) > readonly = 0 (off) > readahead = 256 (on) > HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument > > /dev/hdd: > HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Invalid argument > IO_support = 1 (32-bit) > unmaskirq = 1 (on) > using_dma = 1 (on) > keepsettings = 0 (off) > readonly = 0 (off) > readahead = 256 (on) > HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument > > /dev/hde: > multcount = 16 (on) > IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) > unmaskirq = 0 (off) > using_dma = 1 (on) > keepsettings = 0 (off) > readonly = 0 (off) > readahead = 256 (on) > geometry = 65535/16/63, sectors = 80054059008, start = 0 > > /dev/hdf: > multcount = 16 (on) > IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) > unmaskirq = 0 (off) > using_dma = 1 (on) > keepsettings = 0 (off) > readonly = 0 (off) > readahead = 256 (on) > geometry = 65535/16/63, sectors = 80054059008, start = 0 > > > # dmesg |grep ide > BIOS-provided physical RAM map: > Kernel command line: root=/dev/hda3 ide=nodma gentoo=udev > ide_setup: ide=nodma : Prevented DMA > CPU: After generic identify, caps: 0383fbff c1cbfbff 00000000 00000000 > 00000000 00000000 00000000 > CPU: After vendor identify, caps: 0383fbff c1cbfbff 00000000 00000000 > 00000000 00000000 00000000 > ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with > idebus=xx ide0: BM-DMA at 0xac00-0xac07, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio > ide1: BM-DMA at 0xac08-0xac0f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA Probing > IDE interface ide0... > ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 > Probing IDE interface ide1... > ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 > ide2: BM-DMA at 0xc800-0xc807, BIOS settings: hde:DMA, hdf:DMA > ide3: BM-DMA at 0xc808-0xc80f, BIOS settings: hdg:pio, hdh:pio > Probing IDE interface ide2... > ide2 at 0xb800-0xb807,0xbc02 on irq 10 > Probing IDE interface ide3... > Probing IDE interface ide3... > Probing IDE interface ide4... > Probing IDE interface ide5... > > The Sarge RC3 installer doesn't seem to accept the boot parameter > "ide=nodma". It would be useful if that parameter was accepted, or if > there was a way to specify something such as "hpt366=do_not_load", but > being able to use "ide=nodma" would be preferred. Would it be feasible > to have DMA turned off UNTIL all devices are probed? I feel that would > possibly solve this problem as well. > > As one would expect, disabling the RAID controller in the BIOS allows > booting from and detecting hardware without issue. > > I was successful using the kernel "expert26" to detect the CD and hard > drives after unselecting the hpt366 kernel module. For what it's worth, > Knoppix 3.7 and 3.8.1 boot without issue and without any custom boot > parameters. > > > If more information would be useful, please let me know. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? 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