Well, once again, VIA chipsets cause havok. The Asus CUV4X-D
VIA694XDP/VT82C686B chipset. The southbridge (686b) could NOT see
it's way clear to understand what my hard drives' geometry was.
Kept getting LI every single reboot. Put the drives back on the Promise
PDC20267 ATA100 controller and things worked just fine.
The APIC errors are gone and things have settled down with the drives
working fine @ UDMA5. (hdparm -A1 -c1 -d1 -X69 /dev/hd#). Average disk
speed is 32MB/s with no data corruption.
Has anyone else experienced problems with this specific motherboard and
the VIA chipset? I'm interested in folks using the 2.4.1-ac1# kernel or
pristine 2.4.1 + 3.20 via82cxxx patch.
I'm also wondering if the 1/09/2001 BIOS this board has is known to have
translation problems with Western Digital drives (specifically the
WDC300BB00-UA1-A 30GB 7200 RPM EIDE drives) or if it's just this board.
BIOS reports CHS as being 1024x16x63+LBA.
hdparm -I /dev/hda reports CHS of 16383x16x63+LBA.
fdisk reports CHS as 58168x16x63+LBA
using neither what the drive reports or what fdisk sees as the CHS count
in BIOS stopped the reproducable (and irritating) LI error.
Switch to the Promise PDC20267 ATA100 offboard card, run lilo again and
bam, instant LILO.
Hope fully this is thorough enough. I've attached the lspci -vv output to
this email as well.
(I'm really starting to dislike this VT82C686 chipset. grrr)
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David D.W. Downey - RHCE
Consulting Engineer
Ensim Corporation - Sunnyvale, CA
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C691 [Apollo PRO] (rev c4)
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 8038
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR+
Latency: 0
Region 0: Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0
Status: RQ=31 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=x1,x2
Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none>
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598 [Apollo MVP3 AGP] (prog-if 00
[Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: f6000000-f9dfffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f9f00000-fbffffff
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
00:04.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super] (rev 40)
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 8038
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
00:04.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586 IDE [Apollo] (rev 06) (prog-if
8a [Master SecP PriP])
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Region 4: I/O ports at b800 [size=16]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
00:04.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B USB (rev 16) (prog-if 00
[UHCI])
Subsystem: Unknown device 0925:1234
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 18
Region 4: I/O ports at b400 [size=32]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
00:04.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B USB (rev 16) (prog-if 00
[UHCI])
Subsystem: Unknown device 0925:1234
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 18
Region 4: I/O ports at b000 [size=32]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
00:04.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 40)
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Capabilities: [68] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Lite-On Communications Inc LNE100TX (rev 20)
Subsystem: Netgear FA310TX
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: I/O ports at a800 [size=256]
Region 1: Memory at f5800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=256K]
00:0b.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc.: Unknown device 4d30
(rev 02)
Subsystem: Promise Technology, Inc.: Unknown device 4d33
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: I/O ports at a400 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at a000 [size=4]
Region 2: I/O ports at 9800 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at 9400 [size=4]
Region 4: I/O ports at 9000 [size=64]
Region 5: Memory at f5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: [58] Power Management version 1
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
00:0d.0 SCSI storage controller: Advanced System Products, Inc ABP940-UW
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (1500ns min, 3250ns max), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
Region 0: I/O ports at 8800 [size=64]
Region 1: Memory at f4800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. Voodoo 3 (rev 01) (prog-if
00 [VGA])
Subsystem: 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. Voodoo3 AGP
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR+
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at f6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
Region 1: Memory at fa000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
Region 2: I/O ports at d800 [size=256]
Expansion ROM at f9ff0000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: [54] AGP version 1.0
Status: RQ=7 SBA+ 64bit+ FW- Rate=x1,x2
Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none>
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 1
Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
