Re: [Voyage-linux] Can't boot voyage linux 0.8.5
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 5:59 PM, Jim Cromie wrote: > please keep voyage ccd, > someone else may have important input. > > > On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 11:43 PM, Simon Hafner wrote: >> 2012/8/14 Jim Cromie : >>> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 2:54 AM, liquid wrote: Hello, I am trying to install voyage linux 0.8.5 on an Alix 3d2 board via pxe boot. I can see that it loads the image properly, but the boot process hangs on "Switching to clocksource tsc". I've seen that voyage uses newer kernel version, which i suspect to be the problem. I have been able to install and boot debian stable on 2.6.32 kernel on this board, but i need the newer kernel's support for MP-6x10 driver. I have already tried adding "nomfgpt" kernel parameter and setting "clocksource=" to various values. The card's could you try clocksource=pit and clocksource=tsc on daily build ? I tried forcing tsc on my 4801, and it seemed to boot slower, but it didnt hang. Also, you have a running kernel (or you wouldnt have gotten the /proc/cpuinfo) can you modprobe scx200_hrt on it, see if it loads (iirc, it expects a particular PCIID, and your SOC may not match - or it might) if old kernel has it, try booting new one (via pxe) with clocksource=scx200_hrt what is an MP-6x10 board anyway ? bios version is 0.99h (newest), and it supports some kind of MFGPT workaround, which I have also been trying switching on. I have no idea what else i could try to boot the system, so i beg you for help :) ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Can't boot voyage linux 0.8.5
2012/8/16 Jim Cromie :
> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 11:43 PM, Simon Hafner wrote:
>> 2012/8/14 Jim Cromie :
>>> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 2:54 AM, liquid wrote:
>>> root@voyage:~# dmesg | grep -i -E 'tsc|clocksource'
>>> [0.00] Fast TSC calibration using PIT
>>> [0.401200] Switching to clocksource pit
>>> [6.431014] Switching to clocksource tsc
>>> [8.423737] Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = -103967911 ns)
>>> [8.433916] Switching to clocksource pit
>>> [ 47.369942] Switching to clocksource scx200_hrt
>>
>> I don't see any of those.
>
> hmm - thats odd.
> Im running daily-build now, so cant go back and check,
> but those messages have been there as long as I can remember.
>
> Can you confirm that the Alix actually has a Geode ?
> if not, then the clocksource business above isnt relevant.
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 5
model : 10
model name : Geode(TM) Integrated Processor by AMD PCS
stepping: 2
[...]
> If it is a geode, please try daily-build,
> then we can closely compare your dmesg to mine.
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1. PXE Boot Voyage Linux with a login shell
2. Start automated install for WRAP (/dev/hda and 38400 serial console)
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4. Start automated install for 45/48xx (/dev/hda and 19200 serial console)
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boot: 3
Loading linux
Loading initrd.imgready.
[0.00] Linux version 3.4.4-voyage (unknown)
(root@punknix-pluto) (gcc version 4.4.5 (Debian 4.4.5-8) ) #1 SMP
PREEMPT S
un Aug 12 12:01:41 HKT 2012
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[0.00] AMD AuthenticAMD
[0.00] NSC Geode by NSC
[0.00] Cyrix CyrixInstead
[0.00] Centaur CentaurHauls
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[0.00] Transmeta TransmetaCPU
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[0.00] BIOS-e820: 000f - 0010 (reserved)
[0.00] BIOS-e820: 0010 - 1000 (usable)
[0.00] BIOS-e820: fff0 - 0001 (reserved)
[0.00] Notice: NX (Execute Disable) protection missing in CPU!
[0.00] DMI not present or invalid.
[0.00] last_pfn = 0x1 max_arch_pfn = 0x10
[0.00] init_memory_mapping: -1000
[0.00] RAMDISK: 0fa3b000 - 0ffdf000
[0.00] ACPI Error: A valid RSDP was not found (20120320/tbxfroot-219)
[0.00] 0MB HIGHMEM available.
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[0.00] 0: 0x0100 -> 0x0001
[0.00] Using APIC driver default
[0.00] SMP: Allowing 1 CPUs, 0 hotplug CPUs
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[0.00] APIC: disable apic facility
[0.00] APIC: switched to apic NOOP
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[0.00] PM: Registered nosave memory: 000f - 0010
[0.00] Allocating PCI resources starting at 1000 (gap:
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Re: [Voyage-linux] Can't boot voyage linux 0.8.5
please keep voyage ccd, someone else may have important input. On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 11:43 PM, Simon Hafner wrote: > 2012/8/14 Jim Cromie : >> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 2:54 AM, liquid wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I am trying to install voyage linux 0.8.5 on an Alix 3d2 board via pxe boot. >>> I can see that it loads the image properly, but the boot process hangs on >>> "Switching to clocksource tsc". I've seen that voyage uses newer kernel >>> version, which i suspect to be the problem. I have been able to install and >>> boot debian stable on 2.6.32 kernel on this board, but i need the newer >>> kernel's support for MP-6x10 driver. I have already tried adding "nomfgpt" >>> kernel parameter and setting "clocksource=" to various values. The card's >>> bios version is 0.99h (newest), and it supports some kind of MFGPT >>> workaround, which I have also been trying switching on. I have no idea what >>> else i could try to boot the system, so i beg you for help :) >> >> I have a soekris 4801, which iirc has the same CPU, with the same TSC bug: >> the tsc clock slows down under some situations : iirc when kernel scheduler >> runs the idle task >> >> The kernel has detected this for ages, and switches to another clocksource, >> 1st pit, then finally to scx200_hrt, which has higher resolution, and less >> overhead accessing it. >> >> root@voyage:~# dmesg | grep -i -E 'tsc|clocksource' >> [0.00] Fast TSC calibration using PIT >> [0.401200] Switching to clocksource pit >> [6.431014] Switching to clocksource tsc >> [8.423737] Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = -103967911 ns) >> [8.433916] Switching to clocksource pit >> [ 47.369942] Switching to clocksource scx200_hrt > > I don't see any of those. hmm - thats odd. Im running daily-build now, so cant go back and check, but those messages have been there as long as I can remember. Can you confirm that the Alix actually has a Geode ? if not, then the clocksource business above isnt relevant. root@voyage:~# more /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : Geode by NSC cpu family : 5 model : 9 model name : Unknown stepping: 1 cpu MHz : 266.667 If it is a geode, please try daily-build, then we can closely compare your dmesg to mine. > >> root@voyage:~# uname -a >> Linux voyage 3.4.4-voyage #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Aug 12 12:01:41 HKT 2012 >> i586 GNU/Linux >> So youre hanging ? and not spontaneously rebooting ? > > it hangs on PXE boot. > >> there was a problem with 0.8.0 or 0.8.5 relating to contents >> of /etc/modprobe.d/4801.conf, a missing "options". >> Heres a correct one. >> >> # These lines generated automatically by copyfiles.sh, >> # parsing VOYAGE_SYSTEM_MODULES from Profile: 4801 >> # on Tue Aug 14 21:18:56 MDT 2012 >> # >> >> options wd1100 sysctl_wd_graceful=0 sysctl_wd_timeout=30 >> options scx200_acb base=0x810,0x820 >> options pc87360 init=2 >> >> can you C&P the console msgs ? > >= > boot: 3 > Loading linux > Loading initrd.imgready. > [0.00] Linux version 3.2.17-voyage (3.2.17-1) ... > enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA > [2.543017] Switching to clocksource tsc ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Can't boot voyage linux 0.8.5
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 2:54 AM, liquid wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to install voyage linux 0.8.5 on an Alix 3d2 board via pxe boot. > I can see that it loads the image properly, but the boot process hangs on > "Switching to clocksource tsc". I've seen that voyage uses newer kernel > version, which i suspect to be the problem. I have been able to install and > boot debian stable on 2.6.32 kernel on this board, but i need the newer > kernel's support for MP-6x10 driver. I have already tried adding "nomfgpt" > kernel parameter and setting "clocksource=" to various values. The card's > bios version is 0.99h (newest), and it supports some kind of MFGPT > workaround, which I have also been trying switching on. I have no idea what > else i could try to boot the system, so i beg you for help :) I have a soekris 4801, which iirc has the same CPU, with the same TSC bug: the tsc clock slows down under some situations : iirc when kernel scheduler runs the idle task The kernel has detected this for ages, and switches to another clocksource, 1st pit, then finally to scx200_hrt, which has higher resolution, and less overhead accessing it. root@voyage:~# dmesg | grep -i -E 'tsc|clocksource' [0.00] Fast TSC calibration using PIT [0.401200] Switching to clocksource pit [6.431014] Switching to clocksource tsc [8.423737] Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = -103967911 ns) [8.433916] Switching to clocksource pit [ 47.369942] Switching to clocksource scx200_hrt root@voyage:~# more /sys/bus/clocksource/devices/clocksource0/*clocksource :: /sys/bus/clocksource/devices/clocksource0/available_clocksource :: scx200_hrt :: /sys/bus/clocksource/devices/clocksource0/current_clocksource :: scx200_hrt IIRC, available-clocksource used to have all the clocksources tried, that has evidently changed somewhere along the line. root@voyage:~# uname -a Linux voyage 3.4.4-voyage #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Aug 12 12:01:41 HKT 2012 i586 GNU/Linux So youre hanging ? and not spontaneously rebooting ? there was a problem with 0.8.0 or 0.8.5 relating to contents of /etc/modprobe.d/4801.conf, a missing "options". Heres a correct one. # These lines generated automatically by copyfiles.sh, # parsing VOYAGE_SYSTEM_MODULES from Profile: 4801 # on Tue Aug 14 21:18:56 MDT 2012 # options wd1100 sysctl_wd_graceful=0 sysctl_wd_timeout=30 options scx200_acb base=0x810,0x820 options pc87360 init=2 can you C&P the console msgs ? ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
Re: [Voyage-linux] Can't boot voyage linux 0.8.5
liquid writes: > I am trying to install voyage linux 0.8.5 on an Alix 3d2 board via pxe > boot. I can see that it loads the image properly, but the boot process > hangs on "Switching to clocksource tsc". [...] I've got the same problem with voyage 0.8.5, I'd appreciate help. ___ Voyage-linux mailing list Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
