Re: s2875 tyan kernel memory problem
The current unstable 2.6.16 kernel image works OK, it doesnt have the problem. Unfortunately I need gcc-4.0 to compile the nvidia module, so can only verify that the stress test works. Other than that i had to download and recompile yaird from source to allow the kernel package to install with sarge stable. I imagine this is a kernel bug fixed somewhere between 2.6.8 and 2.6.11. So thanks for the help. On Sun, Sep 10, 2006 at 12:14:22PM -0500, Stephen Olander Waters wrote: > On Sun, 2006-09-10 at 15:41 +1000, garrone wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 09, 2006 at 09:38:27PM -0700, Max A. wrote: > > I have updated it to 3.3 > > The bios with discrete mtrr and enabled software memory hole > > does work with ubuntu 2.6.11 locally compiled kernel. > > I see all the memory. It doesnt crash. > > It just crashes with 2.6.8-12-amd64-k8-smp debian package. > > That's an ancient kernel. You could try getting a newer image + > dependencies from 'unstable' and using that. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: s2875 tyan kernel memory problem
On Sun, 2006-09-10 at 15:41 +1000, garrone wrote: > On Sat, Sep 09, 2006 at 09:38:27PM -0700, Max A. wrote: > I have updated it to 3.3 > The bios with discrete mtrr and enabled software memory hole > does work with ubuntu 2.6.11 locally compiled kernel. > I see all the memory. It doesnt crash. > It just crashes with 2.6.8-12-amd64-k8-smp debian package. That's an ancient kernel. You could try getting a newer image + dependencies from 'unstable' and using that. -s -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: s2875 tyan kernel memory problem
To be exact. On bootup, the screen say K8W ... version 3.03, before disappearing. In the bios "system overview" screen, the id info is AMIBIOS Version : 08.00.10 Build Date: 01/18/06 ID: 0000 so I assume my flash update 3 weeks ago was a success. Also s/3.3/3.03/ On Sun, Sep 10, 2006 at 03:41:42PM +1000, garrone wrote: > On Sat, Sep 09, 2006 at 09:38:27PM -0700, Max A. wrote: > I have updated it to 3.3 > The bios with discrete mtrr and enabled software memory hole > does work with ubuntu 2.6.11 locally compiled kernel. > I see all the memory. It doesnt crash. > It just crashes with 2.6.8-12-amd64-k8-smp debian package. > > > On 9/9/06, garrone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Thanks. The message you refer to mentions > > >1) setting the mtrr to discrete > > >2) enabling the software memory hole > > >3) disabling the hardware memory hole > > > > > >I was doing steps 1 and 2, causing a kernel crash. > > > > You need to update your BIOS to ver. 3.30 first. > > > > Max > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: s2875 tyan kernel memory problem
On Sat, Sep 09, 2006 at 09:38:27PM -0700, Max A. wrote: I have updated it to 3.3 The bios with discrete mtrr and enabled software memory hole does work with ubuntu 2.6.11 locally compiled kernel. I see all the memory. It doesnt crash. It just crashes with 2.6.8-12-amd64-k8-smp debian package. > On 9/9/06, garrone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Thanks. The message you refer to mentions > >1) setting the mtrr to discrete > >2) enabling the software memory hole > >3) disabling the hardware memory hole > > > >I was doing steps 1 and 2, causing a kernel crash. > > You need to update your BIOS to ver. 3.30 first. > > Max -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: s2875 tyan kernel memory problem
On 9/9/06, garrone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks. The message you refer to mentions 1) setting the mtrr to discrete 2) enabling the software memory hole 3) disabling the hardware memory hole I was doing steps 1 and 2, causing a kernel crash. You need to update your BIOS to ver. 3.30 first. Max -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: s2875 tyan kernel memory problem
Thanks. The message you refer to mentions 1) setting the mtrr to discrete 2) enabling the software memory hole 3) disabling the hardware memory hole I was doing steps 1 and 2, causing a kernel crash. But I can't find the bios option to disable the hardware memory hole. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: s2875 tyan kernel memory problem
See http://lists.debian.org/debian-amd64/2006/07/msg00116.html Max On 9/8/06, garrone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Memory/disk Problems with s2875 Tyan dual-processor motherboard I have 4 gig of ram. If, in the bios, I enable the memory hole so as to get all 4 gig of ram in the kernel, and run a stress test as follows: stress -d 1 -t 10 Then I get a kernel crash almost immediately and have to de-power to reboot. If I disable the memory hole, I only get 3.2 gigs, but I can run the test without crashing. I am running sarge packaged kernel, uname -a gives: Linux athena 2.6.8-12-amd64-k8-smp #1 SMP Mon Jul 17 00:17:20 UTC 2006 x86_64 GNU/Linux It is from the sarge package: kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on AMD64 SMP systems This crash also occurs when I do large file copies. A ubuntu 2.6.11 kernel with amd64 and 32 bit applications does not seem to have the problem while copying files. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
s2875 tyan kernel memory problem
Memory/disk Problems with s2875 Tyan dual-processor motherboard I have 4 gig of ram. If, in the bios, I enable the memory hole so as to get all 4 gig of ram in the kernel, and run a stress test as follows: stress -d 1 -t 10 Then I get a kernel crash almost immediately and have to de-power to reboot. If I disable the memory hole, I only get 3.2 gigs, but I can run the test without crashing. I am running sarge packaged kernel, uname -a gives: Linux athena 2.6.8-12-amd64-k8-smp #1 SMP Mon Jul 17 00:17:20 UTC 2006 x86_64 GNU/Linux It is from the sarge package: kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on AMD64 SMP systems This crash also occurs when I do large file copies. A ubuntu 2.6.11 kernel with amd64 and 32 bit applications does not seem to have the problem while copying files. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
