Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758628AbZAWWq4 (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:46:56 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1757394AbZAWWqs (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:46:48 -0500 Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.121]:36036 "EHLO cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757296AbZAWWqr (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:46:47 -0500 Message-ID: <497A48D5.9040904@cfl.rr.com> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:46:45 -0500 From: Mark Hounschell User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20081227) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andreas Herrmann CC: markh@compro.net, john stultz , linux-kernel , Thomas Gleixner , "Petkov, Borislav" Subject: Re: PROBLEM: Can't boot a (HZ = 1000) kernel using an AMD Phenom-II processor References: <497322CC.7050900@cfl.rr.com> <1f1b08da0901191625i6ac12312g9ae9ab599958a818@mail.gmail.com> <49759499.4050708@cfl.rr.com> <20090120093732.GC3764@alberich.amd.com> <49763D49.7050907@compro.net> <49798F33.8070906@cfl.rr.com> <20090123130416.GA27616@alberich.amd.com> In-Reply-To: <20090123130416.GA27616@alberich.amd.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2258 Lines: 62 Andreas Herrmann wrote: > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 10:34:43AM +0100, Mark Hounschell wrote: >> Mark Hounschell wrote: >>> The MB is a Biostar TA770+. It is not yet listed as one with new >>> BIOS support for the Phenom-II. Only the TA770+ SE is at the moment. >>> The only difference in the Sata port arrangement and the BIOS type. >>> >>> I guess I'll just keep pinging them. >> OK I have now the official bios for this CPU/MB combo. I still cannot boot a >> 1000 HZ kernel. > > Looking at the Biostar pages I am still not completely convinced that > your CPU/MB combo is supported. At least it is not listed there. > So far TA770 A2+ SE, rev. 6.X, is listed. Did the Biostar folks confirm you > that your mobo model/revision is supported, too? > The BIOS came from http://www.biostar.cn/upload/Bios/A78XAC25.BST.rar The BIOSTAR folks supporting the US seem to be asleep. I've never gotten an actual response from them and have tried on 3 other occasions for other things. >> Here is my new dmesg while running a 250Hz kernel. > > ... > >> Linux version 2.6.26.8 (root@harley) (gcc version 4.3.1 20080507 (prerelease) > ... >> CPU0: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor stepping 02 > ... >> CPU1: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor stepping 02 > ... >> CPU2: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor stepping 02 > ... >> CPU3: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor stepping 02 > > Looks good so far. > >> eth0: no IPv6 routers present >> warning: `ntpd' uses deprecated v2 capabilities in a way that may be insecure. >> hda-intel: Invalid position buffer, using LPIB read method instead. >> NET: Registered protocol family 4 >> NET: Registered protocol family 3 >> NET: Registered protocol family 5 > > This reminds me of some system hangs with older kernels when C1E was > activated. > > Can you please try to boot with idle=poll, or idle=mwait, or nolapic_timer > when using 2.6.26.X? > Can you also try to boot .27 or .28? > OK, I tried all the above on 2.6.26.8 ann 2.6.27.10. No difference. Regards Mark -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/