Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-22 Thread Dale
Edward M wrote: > On 10/22/2013 2:04 AM, Dale wrote: >> I started the UPS service that started this whole mess to see if it >> works. This is from messages: >> ohci_hcd :00:12.0: urb 8803ea43f980 path 2 ep1in 9312 cc >> 9 --> status -121 >> Oct 22 02:47:52 localhost kernel: [51257.8914

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-22 Thread Edward M
On 10/22/2013 2:04 AM, Dale wrote: I started the UPS service that started this whole mess to see if it works. This is from messages: ohci_hcd :00:12.0: urb 8803ea43f980 path 2 ep1in 9312 cc 9 --> status -121 Oct 22 02:47:52 localhost kernel: [51257.891409] ohci_hcd :00:12.0: ur

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-22 Thread Dale
Bruce Hill wrote: > On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 04:04:21AM -0500, Dale wrote: >> Every once in a while, my brain actually comes up with something. ROFL >> >> Want to hear something equally funny? I started the UPS service that >> started this whole mess to see if it works. This is from messages: >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-22 Thread Bruce Hill
On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 04:04:21AM -0500, Dale wrote: > > Every once in a while, my brain actually comes up with something. ROFL > > Want to hear something equally funny? I started the UPS service that > started this whole mess to see if it works. This is from messages: > > Oct 22 02:47:50 lo

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-22 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 05:52:06 -0500, Dale wrote: > >>> Did you consider the possibility that the fault lies within the UPS? >> Yep. The UPS costs even more than the mobo tho. ;-) Still sucks tho. >> As it was, I don't have anything to test the UPS with. I had to replace >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-22 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 05:52:06 -0500, Dale wrote: > > Did you consider the possibility that the fault lies within the UPS? > Yep. The UPS costs even more than the mobo tho. ;-) Still sucks tho. > As it was, I don't have anything to test the UPS with. I had to replace > something. Take the UPS

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-22 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 04:04:21 -0500, Dale wrote: > >> Want to hear something equally funny? I started the UPS service that >> started this whole mess to see if it works. This is from messages: > >> So, new mobo and $120 later, same freakin error. All this, still in the >> s

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-22 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 04:04:21 -0500, Dale wrote: > Want to hear something equally funny? I started the UPS service that > started this whole mess to see if it works. This is from messages: > So, new mobo and $120 later, same freakin error. All this, still in the > same hole. Now ain't that som

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-22 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:57:21 -0500, Dale wrote: > >>> press Tab at the boot menu to edit isolinux options. But use one of >>> the specifically 64 bit menu items, not the generic one that tries to >>> determine your CPU type on the fly. >> >> Thanks. I thought there was a way

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-22 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:57:21 -0500, Dale wrote: > > press Tab at the boot menu to edit isolinux options. But use one of > > the specifically 64 bit menu items, not the generic one that tries to > > determine your CPU type on the fly. > > Thanks. I thought there was a way to edit it but I was goi

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-21 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:45:40 -0500, Dale wrote: > >> From testing, it turned out to be a BIOS setting and some things that >> isn't supported in 64 bit Linux. Basically, you have to hack your way >> into getting something to work. If I could pass the right option to the >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-21 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:45:40 -0500, Dale wrote: > From testing, it turned out to be a BIOS setting and some things that > isn't supported in 64 bit Linux. Basically, you have to hack your way > into getting something to work. If I could pass the right option to the > kernel on sysrescue then it

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-21 Thread Dale
Edward M wrote: > On 10/21/2013 2:13 AM, Dale wrote: >> While I like Gigabyte as a brand, if this is going to be something >> that reduces the value of my purchase, I want to get something else. > > > Appears IOMMU is becoming an industry standard and is also being > used by other motherboard

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-21 Thread Edward M
On 10/21/2013 2:13 AM, Dale wrote: While I like Gigabyte as a brand, if this is going to be something that reduces the value of my purchase, I want to get something else. Appears IOMMU is becoming an industry standard and is also being used by other motherboard makers. http://en.wikip

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-21 Thread Dale
Daniel Frey wrote: > On 10/21/2013 02:13 AM, Dale wrote: >> Tyan is a mobo I have heard good things about. I think someone gave me >> a puter to repair once that had a ASUS mobo. It seemed to be a nice >> mobo. Pity the guys house caught fire from the central heat tho. I'm >> open to ideas here

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-21 Thread Daniel Frey
On 10/21/2013 02:13 AM, Dale wrote: > Tyan is a mobo I have heard good things about. I think someone gave me > a puter to repair once that had a ASUS mobo. It seemed to be a nice > mobo. Pity the guys house caught fire from the central heat tho. I'm > open to ideas here. > > Basically, I want

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-21 Thread Dale
Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 10:54:05PM -0500, Dale wrote: >> William Kenworthy wrote: >>> On 21/10/13 11:09, Dale wrote: I rebooted and the newest sysrescue still wouldn't boot up. It says it can't find /sysrcd.dat which I think is caused because it can't use

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-21 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 10:54:05PM -0500, Dale wrote: > William Kenworthy wrote: > > On 21/10/13 11:09, Dale wrote: > >> > >> I rebooted and the newest sysrescue still wouldn't boot up. It says it > >> can't find /sysrcd.dat which I think is caused because it can't use the > >> USB port that the s

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-21 Thread Dale
J. Roeleveld wrote: > Dale wrote: > > Dale wrote: > > > Update. I did some googling and found out that I have to add " > iommu=pt" to the kernel command line. When I do that, it works fine. > It seems that this mobo doesn't play > well with 64 bit Linux. Some even > sai

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-21 Thread Dale
Edward M wrote: > On 10/20/2013 9:27 PM, Dale wrote: >> I did some googling and found out that I have to add " >> iommu=pt" to the kernel command line. When I do that, it works fine. > > In the UEFI/BIOS menus; does it have a "|IOMMU Controller" > option and if > it does, try enabling

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-20 Thread Edward M
On 10/20/2013 9:27 PM, Dale wrote: I did some googling and found out that I have to add " iommu=pt" to the kernel command line. When I do that, it works fine. In the UEFI/BIOS menus; does it have a "|IOMMU Controller" option and if it does, try enabling it and boot linux normally.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-20 Thread J. Roeleveld
Dale wrote: >Dale wrote: >> William Kenworthy wrote: >>> On 21/10/13 11:09, Dale wrote: I rebooted and the newest sysrescue still wouldn't boot up. It >says it can't find /sysrcd.dat which I think is caused because it can't use >the USB port that the sysrescue stick is plugged into

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-20 Thread Dale
Dale wrote: > William Kenworthy wrote: >> On 21/10/13 11:09, Dale wrote: >>> I rebooted and the newest sysrescue still wouldn't boot up. It says it >>> can't find /sysrcd.dat which I think is caused because it can't use the >>> USB port that the sysrescue stick is plugged into. So, I booted Knopp

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-20 Thread Dale
William Kenworthy wrote: > On 21/10/13 11:09, Dale wrote: >> >> I rebooted and the newest sysrescue still wouldn't boot up. It says it >> can't find /sysrcd.dat which I think is caused because it can't use the >> USB port that the sysrescue stick is plugged into. So, I booted Knoppix >> instead f

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-20 Thread William Kenworthy
On 21/10/13 11:09, Dale wrote: > William Kenworthy wrote: >> On 21/10/13 07:52, Dale wrote: >>> Edward M wrote: On 10/20/2013 2:19 PM, Dale wrote: > I still think this is a kernel issue. I just don't know which part. I > have tried switching stuff on/off and such but nothing works.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-20 Thread Dale
William Kenworthy wrote: > On 21/10/13 07:52, Dale wrote: >> Edward M wrote: >>> On 10/20/2013 2:19 PM, Dale wrote: I still think this is a kernel issue. I just don't know which part. I have tried switching stuff on/off and such but nothing works. I'm thinking about putting my sle

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-20 Thread William Kenworthy
On 21/10/13 07:52, Dale wrote: > Edward M wrote: >> On 10/20/2013 2:19 PM, Dale wrote: >>> I still think this is a kernel issue. I just don't know which part. I >>> have tried switching stuff on/off and such but nothing works. I'm >>> thinking about putting my sledge hammer to work. :/ >> >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-20 Thread Dale
Edward M wrote: > On 10/20/2013 2:19 PM, Dale wrote: >> I still think this is a kernel issue. I just don't know which part. I >> have tried switching stuff on/off and such but nothing works. I'm >> thinking about putting my sledge hammer to work. :/ > > >Hello, > > > Have yo

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-20 Thread Edward M
On 10/20/2013 2:19 PM, Dale wrote: I still think this is a kernel issue. I just don't know which part. I have tried switching stuff on/off and such but nothing works. I'm thinking about putting my sledge hammer to work. :/ Hello, Have you tried booting into a linux dis

[gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-20 Thread Dale
Dale wrote: > Howdy, > > I ordered the new mobo as much as I needed to wait. The mobo is the > same brand but a different chipset and a couple other things are > different. I have already built a kernel for those changes. I plan to > put everything on the old mobo on the new mobo. That includes

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-20 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am 20.10.2013 07:39, schrieb Dale: > Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: >> Am 18.10.2013 05:54, schrieb Dale: >>> Walter Dnes wrote: On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 04:40:52PM -0500, Dale wrote > Well, this is interesting. I swapped out the mobo. First, it has the > UEFI BIOS thing. That was inter

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-19 Thread Dale
Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > Am 18.10.2013 05:54, schrieb Dale: >> Walter Dnes wrote: >>> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 04:40:52PM -0500, Dale wrote Well, this is interesting. I swapped out the mobo. First, it has the UEFI BIOS thing. That was interesting for sure. I'm not complaining

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-19 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am 18.10.2013 05:54, schrieb Dale: > Walter Dnes wrote: >> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 04:40:52PM -0500, Dale wrote >>> Well, this is interesting. I swapped out the mobo. First, it has the >>> UEFI BIOS thing. That was interesting for sure. I'm not complaining >>> but not used to it and wasn't expe

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-18 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 10:52 PM, J. Roeleveld wrote: > On Fri, October 18, 2013 05:33, Dale wrote: >> Bruce Hill wrote: >>> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 04:40:52PM -0500, Dale wrote: Well, this is interesting. I swapped out the mobo. First, it has the UEFI BIOS thing. That was interesting

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-18 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Fri, October 18, 2013 05:33, Dale wrote: > Bruce Hill wrote: >> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 04:40:52PM -0500, Dale wrote: >>> Well, this is interesting. I swapped out the mobo. First, it has the >>> UEFI BIOS thing. That was interesting for sure. I'm not complaining >>> but not used to it and wa

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-17 Thread Dale
Walter Dnes wrote: > On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 04:40:52PM -0500, Dale wrote >> Well, this is interesting. I swapped out the mobo. First, it has the >> UEFI BIOS thing. That was interesting for sure. I'm not complaining >> but not used to it and wasn't expecting it either. Second, it works >> exc

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-17 Thread Dale
Bruce Hill wrote: > On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 04:40:52PM -0500, Dale wrote: >> Well, this is interesting. I swapped out the mobo. First, it has the >> UEFI BIOS thing. That was interesting for sure. I'm not complaining >> but not used to it and wasn't expecting it either. Second, it works >> exc

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-17 Thread Dale
Bruce Hill wrote: > On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 04:57:46PM -0700, walt wrote: >>> Third thing is, no mouse worky. It works in >>> the BIOS but not in the OS. >> Dale, I don't understand what you mean by "works in the BIOS". >> Could you give us a few more details? > He means the mouse works when he bo

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-17 Thread Walter Dnes
On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 04:40:52PM -0500, Dale wrote > > Well, this is interesting. I swapped out the mobo. First, it has the > UEFI BIOS thing. That was interesting for sure. I'm not complaining > but not used to it and wasn't expecting it either. Second, it works > except for the third part

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-17 Thread Bruce Hill
On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 04:57:46PM -0700, walt wrote: > > > Third thing is, no mouse worky. It works in > > the BIOS but not in the OS. > > Dale, I don't understand what you mean by "works in the BIOS". > Could you give us a few more details? He means the mouse works when he boots and has to se

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-17 Thread Bruce Hill
On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 04:40:52PM -0500, Dale wrote: > > Well, this is interesting. I swapped out the mobo. First, it has the > UEFI BIOS thing. That was interesting for sure. I'm not complaining > but not used to it and wasn't expecting it either. Second, it works > except for the third par

[gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-17 Thread walt
On 10/17/2013 02:40 PM, Dale wrote: > Third thing is, no mouse worky. It works in > the BIOS but not in the OS. Dale, I don't understand what you mean by "works in the BIOS". Could you give us a few more details?

[gentoo-user] Re: New mobo change

2013-10-17 Thread Dale
Dale wrote: > Howdy, > > I ordered the new mobo as much as I needed to wait. The mobo is the > same brand but a different chipset and a couple other things are > different. I have already built a kernel for those changes. I plan to > put everything on the old mobo on the new mobo. That includes