Re: [opensuse] Session locks under ASUS M2N-MX SE

2007-09-08 Thread Ciro Iriarte
2007/9/8, Scott Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I have openSUSE 10.2 (with all the latest updates) installed on a machine that
> has an ASUS M2N-MX SE motherboard. Quite regularly the machine will lock up,
> independent of whether it is running in a tty or in X (ie locks up even when
> X is not running). It doesn't seem to make any difference what parameters I
> pass to the kernel (tried noacpi, irqpoll, etc). The motherboard and the hard
> drive have been replaced so I don't believe it is a hardware fault unless
> it's the power supply. I thought it might be the wireless card but it locks
> up independent of whether it is in the machine or not. I've tried the latest
> NVIDIA drivers but as it locks up even when X isn't running I don't think it
> is the NVIDIA drivers. There is nothing in the log files that I can find or
> in dmesg.
>
> When the machine locks the only way to reset it is to hit the reset button.
>
> The only thing odd I can find is that it seems to be only finding one of the
> processors.
>
> I was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to what might be happening.
>
> Thanks
>
> eta:/proc # uname -a
> Linux eta 2.6.18.8-0.5-default #1 SMP Fri Jun 22 12:17:53 UTC 2007 i686 athlon
> i386 GNU/Linux
>
> eta:/proc # lspci
> 00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a1)
> 00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
> 00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SMBus (rev a2)
> 00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a2)
> 00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller (rev a2)
> 00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller (rev a2)
> 00:04.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge (rev a1)
> 00:05.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
> 00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 IDE (rev a2)
> 00:07.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2)
> 00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2)
> 00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
> 00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
> 00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
> 00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 6100 nForce 430
> (rev a2)
> 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
> HyperTransport Technology Configuration
> 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
> Address Map
> 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM
> Controller
> 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
> Miscellaneous Control
> 01:06.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88w8335 [Libertas]
> 802.11b/g Wireless (rev 03)
>
> eta:/proc # cat cpuinfo
> processor   : 0
> vendor_id   : AuthenticAMD
> cpu family  : 15
> model   : 75
> model name  : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
> stepping: 2
> cpu MHz : 2009.238
> cache size  : 512 KB
> physical id : 0
> siblings: 1
> core id : 0
> cpu cores   : 1
> fdiv_bug: no
> hlt_bug : no
> f00f_bug: no
> coma_bug: no
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception   : yes
> cpuid level : 1
> wp  : yes
> flags   : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
> cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt lm
> 3dnowext 3dnow up pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm cr8legacy ts fid vid ttp tm
> stc
> bogomips: 4027.80
>
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> Regards
> Scott Newton
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Any messages on the logs around the time it locks up?,  i'm running
[EMAIL PROTECTED] on a M2N32-SLI without issues. Make sure it's not heating
up and that your RAM sticks are not damaged (run memtest)

Regards,
Ciro
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Re: [opensuse] Session locks under ASUS M2N-MX SE

2007-09-08 Thread Scott Newton
On Sunday, 09 September 2007 05:07:15 Ciro Iriarte wrote:
> Any messages on the logs around the time it locks up?,  i'm running
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] on a M2N32-SLI without issues. Make sure it's not heating
> up and that your RAM sticks are not damaged (run memtest)

No, nothing. memtest (when the machines stays up long enough) shows no issues 
with the ram. This machine is a dual-boot machine and Windows shows both 
cores of the CPU. Windows occassionally reboots but not as frequently as 
openSUSE hangs. 

The store where I brought the machine from says it's software problem (they 
ran a 17 hour test under windows and it showed no problems) though I'm not 
convinced. Either way though, I would like to be able to prove what the 
problem actually is. 

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Re: [opensuse] Session locks under ASUS M2N-MX SE

2007-09-08 Thread Ciro Iriarte
2007/9/8, Scott Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Sunday, 09 September 2007 05:07:15 Ciro Iriarte wrote:
> > Any messages on the logs around the time it locks up?,  i'm running
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] on a M2N32-SLI without issues. Make sure it's not heating
> > up and that your RAM sticks are not damaged (run memtest)
>
> No, nothing. memtest (when the machines stays up long enough) shows no issues
> with the ram. This machine is a dual-boot machine and Windows shows both
> cores of the CPU. Windows occassionally reboots but not as frequently as
> openSUSE hangs.
>
> The store where I brought the machine from says it's software problem (they
> ran a 17 hour test under windows and it showed no problems) though I'm not
> convinced. Either way though, I would like to be able to prove what the
> problem actually is.
>
> Thanks
> --
> Regards
> Scott Newton

Dunno memtest shows nothing when it hangs?, boot from the rescue
disc, don't use a full blown OS to run it Make sure you have the
latest bios for your MB.

Ciro
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Re: [opensuse] Session locks under ASUS M2N-MX SE

2007-09-08 Thread Ciro Iriarte
2007/9/8, Ciro Iriarte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 2007/9/8, Scott Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > On Sunday, 09 September 2007 05:07:15 Ciro Iriarte wrote:
> > > Any messages on the logs around the time it locks up?,  i'm running
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] on a M2N32-SLI without issues. Make sure it's not 
> > > heating
> > > up and that your RAM sticks are not damaged (run memtest)
> >
> > No, nothing. memtest (when the machines stays up long enough) shows no 
> > issues
> > with the ram. This machine is a dual-boot machine and Windows shows both
> > cores of the CPU. Windows occassionally reboots but not as frequently as
> > openSUSE hangs.
> >
> > The store where I brought the machine from says it's software problem (they
> > ran a 17 hour test under windows and it showed no problems) though I'm not
> > convinced. Either way though, I would like to be able to prove what the
> > problem actually is.
> >
> > Thanks
> > --
> > Regards
> > Scott Newton
>
> Dunno memtest shows nothing when it hangs?, boot from the rescue
> disc, don't use a full blown OS to run it Make sure you have the
> latest bios for your MB.
>
> Ciro
>
According to support.asus.com the latest BIOS for your MB is 0403,
released on 2007/08/28

http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketAM2/M2N-MX%20SE/M2NSE403.zip
http://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketAM2/M2N-MX%20SE/M2NSE403.zip
http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketAM2/M2N-MX%20SE/M2NSE403.zip
http://dlsvr04.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketAM2/M2N-MX%20SE/M2NSE403.zip
http://dlsvr05.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketAM2/M2N-MX%20SE/M2NSE403.zip

I really recommend you to run memtest from a livecd. Also check the
specs of the MOBO and CPU to see the normal temperatures.

Check /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature, I'm getting 40ºC on my
workstation (uptime 31 days) an 48ºC on my laptop (uptime: 7 days),
i'm not sure if that optimal but at least i'm running them without
problems.

Regards,
Ciro


Re: [opensuse] Session locks under ASUS M2N-MX SE

2007-09-09 Thread Clive
On Sunday 09 September 2007 01:20, Ciro Iriarte wrote:
> 2007/9/8, Ciro Iriarte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > 2007/9/8, Scott Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > On Sunday, 09 September 2007 05:07:15 Ciro Iriarte wrote:
> > > > Any messages on the logs around the time it locks up?,  i'm running
> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] on a M2N32-SLI without issues. Make sure it's not 
> > > > heating
> > > > up and that your RAM sticks are not damaged (run memtest)
> > >
> > > No, nothing. memtest (when the machines stays up long enough) shows no
> > > issues with the ram. This machine is a dual-boot machine and Windows
> > > shows both cores of the CPU. Windows occassionally reboots but not as
> > > frequently as openSUSE hangs.
> > >
> > > The store where I brought the machine from says it's software problem
> > > (they ran a 17 hour test under windows and it showed no problems)
> > > though I'm not convinced. Either way though, I would like to be able to
> > > prove what the problem actually is.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > --
> > > Regards
> > > Scott Newton
> >
> > Dunno memtest shows nothing when it hangs?, boot from the rescue
> > disc, don't use a full blown OS to run it Make sure you have the
> > latest bios for your MB.
> >
> > Ciro
>
> According to support.asus.com the latest BIOS for your MB is 0403,
> released on 2007/08/28
>
> http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketAM2/M2N-MX%20SE/M2NSE403.zip
> http://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketAM2/M2N-MX%20SE/M2NSE403.zip
> http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketAM2/M2N-MX%20SE/M2NSE403.zip
> http://dlsvr04.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketAM2/M2N-MX%20SE/M2NSE403.zip
> http://dlsvr05.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketAM2/M2N-MX%20SE/M2NSE403.zip
>
> I really recommend you to run memtest from a livecd. Also check the
> specs of the MOBO and CPU to see the normal temperatures.
>
> Check /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature, I'm getting 40ºC on my
> workstation (uptime 31 days) an 48ºC on my laptop (uptime: 7 days),
> i'm not sure if that optimal but at least i'm running them without
> problems.
>
> Regards,
> Ciro

I'm running the Asus M2V_MX and am having the same lock up problems.   I think 
its to do with the onboard graphics card which does not seem to be supported 
by openchrome.  My onboard graphics is the DeltaChrome (S3G)  The drivers 
that came on the CD for SuSE linux don't work as of yet.

I have tried several other drivers from the internet but still not working and 
SuSE insists that I have a Vesa card.  

Am downloading the 10.3 Beta3 right now but this will take a couple of days 
more.  No one sharing right now.

Kindest regards,
Clive.
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