1. Kernel crash w/out error message or logfile entry
2. A Fileserver with an ABIT Hotrod 66 (htp366) controller will crash within
5-60 minutes after boot with a 2.4.x kernel. 2.2.x works fine. No other
exotic hardware. Another possibility might be Reiserfs, which I use for all
partitions except /.
I have no experience with kernel debugging, but so far, I have found no log
entry giving me a hint and the screen is blank after the crash. There might
have been some output before, but the machine is in the basement and too
important for excessive testing.
I have tried 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 once each.
3. ide, hpt366
4. 2.4.2, 2.4.3
5. -
6. -
7. All this information is taken from the running 2.2.18 Kernel.
7.1. sh /usr/src/linux/scripts/ver_linux
-- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or look
-- unusual then possibly you have very old versions)
Linux belfast 2.2.18 #1 Fri Feb 23 14:47:14 CET 2001 i586 unknown
Kernel modules 2.4.2
Gnu C 2.95.3
Gnu Make 3.79.1
Binutils 2.11.90.0.1
Linux C Library 2.2.2
Dynamic linker ldd (GNU libc) 2.2.2
Procps 2.0.7
Mount 2.11b
Net-tools 2.05
Console-tools 0.2.3
Sh-utils 2.0.11
Modules Loaded sb uart401 sound soundcore
7.2. cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 5
model : 4
model name : Pentium MMX
stepping : 3
cpu MHz : 200.459
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : yes
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 mmx
bogomips : 399.76
7.3 cat /var/log/ksymoops/20010401164317.modules (2.4.3)
sb 2128 0 (unused)
sb_lib 33936 0 [sb]
uart401 6352 0 [sb_lib]
sound 56400 0 [sb_lib uart401]
soundcore 3792 5 [sb_lib sound]
raid1 12784 0 (unused)
raid0 3520 0 (unused)
md 41056 0 [raid1 raid0]
7.4. cat /proc/ioports
0000-001f : dma1
0020-003f : pic1
0040-005f : timer
0060-006f : keyboard
0080-008f : dma page reg
00a0-00bf : pic2
00c0-00df : dma2
00f0-00ff : fpu
01f0-01f7 : ide0
0220-022f : soundblaster
02f8-02ff : serial(set)
0330-0333 : MPU-401 UART
03c0-03df : vga+
03e8-03ef : serial(auto)
03f6-03f6 : ide0
03f8-03ff : serial(set)
6100-6107 : ide2
6202-6202 : ide2
6400-6407 : ide3
6502-6502 : ide3
6700-677f : eth0
f000-f007 : ide0
f008-f00f : ide1
7.5 lspci -vvv
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 430HX - 82439HX TXC [Triton II] (rev
03)
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
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371SB PIIX3 ISA [Natoma/Triton II]
(rev 01)
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
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371SB PIIX3 IDE [Natoma/Triton
II] (prog-if 80 [Master])
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
Region 4: I/O ports at f000
00:08.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Triones Technologies, Inc. HPT366
(rev 01)
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: 248 (2000ns min, 2000ns max), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: I/O ports at 6100
Region 1: I/O ports at 6200
Region 4: I/O ports at 6300
00:08.1 Unknown mass storage controller: Triones Technologies, Inc. HPT366
(rev 01)
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: 248 (2000ns min, 2000ns max), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: I/O ports at 6400
Region 1: I/O ports at 6500
Region 4: I/O ports at 6600
00:0a.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. Trio 64V2/DX or /GX (rev 16)
(prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Elsa AG: Unknown device 0935
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-
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
Region 0: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX [Fast Etherlink]
(rev 74)
Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C905C-TX Fast Etherlink for PC
Management NIC
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 (2500ns min, 2500ns max), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 9
Region 0: I/O ports at 6700
Region 1: Memory at e4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable+ DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-
7.6. No SCSI
7.7. -
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On Tue, 3 Apr 2001, [iso-8859-1] J?rn Engel wrote:
I don't necessarily believe its the hpt366, as you do. See below: (note:
I've also had it running on a stock 2.4.2 kernel for a while)
> 00:08.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Triones Technologies, Inc. HPT366
> (rev 01)
> 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: 248 (2000ns min, 2000ns max), cache line size 08
> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
> Region 0: I/O ports at 6100
> Region 1: I/O ports at 6200
> Region 4: I/O ports at 6300
>
> 00:08.1 Unknown mass storage controller: Triones Technologies, Inc. HPT366
> (rev 01)
> 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: 248 (2000ns min, 2000ns max), cache line size 08
> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
> Region 0: I/O ports at 6400
> Region 1: I/O ports at 6500
> Region 4: I/O ports at 6600
00:13.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Triones Technologies, Inc. HPT366
(rev
01)
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort
- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 8 min, 8 max, 120 set, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
Region 0: I/O ports at ac00 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at b000 [size=4]
Region 4: I/O ports at b400 [size=256]
Expansion ROM at ea000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
00:13.1 Unknown mass storage controller: Triones Technologies, Inc. HPT366
(rev
01)
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort
- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 8 min, 8 max, 120 set, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 10
Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at bc00 [size=4]
Region 4: I/O ports at c000 [size=256]
[root@geisha /root]# uptime
10:25am up 8 days, 21:17, 9 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
[root@geisha /root]# uname -a
Linux geisha 2.4.2-ac20 #6 SMP Sat Mar 24 23:40:02 EST 2001 i686 unknown
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-- John E. Jasen ([email protected])
-- In theory, theory and practise are the same. In practise, they aren't.
> 2. A Fileserver with an ABIT Hotrod 66 (htp366) controller will crash within
> 5-60 minutes after boot with a 2.4.x kernel. 2.2.x works fine. No other
no problem with ext2 on hpt366 here.
> Gnu C 2.95.3
hmm.
Hi!
> > I have no experience with kernel debugging, but so far, I have found
> > no log entry giving me a hint and the screen is blank after the crash
>
> Could you disable console blanking (setterm -blank 0).
>
> We really need a hint where it crashed.
Over the easter weekend I took some time for testing. One ide channel does
not work with dma enabled, which is bootup default. After about 30 seconds,
the channel is switched to pio and the machine running again.
Funny though: Before, I could not return from console blanking or reach the
machine through network. But as for any production system, I rather keep it
running than spend downtime seeking the error.
Thank you all.
J?rn
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http://wohnheim.fh-wedel.de/~joern