Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 19 Feb 2002 20:16:05 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 19 Feb 2002 20:15:56 -0500 Received: from ns1.system-techniques.com ([199.33.245.254]:18320 "EHLO filesrv1.baby-dragons.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 19 Feb 2002 20:15:36 -0500 Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 20:15:31 -0500 (EST) From: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" To: Glover George cc: Linux Kernel Maillist Subject: Re: st0: Block limits 1 - 16777215 bytes. In-Reply-To: <000201c1b96e$d8921d00$0300a8c0@yellow> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello Glover , I get the same messages & do not get system lock ups . Might try sending a little bit more info about what is going on around any of the lock ups . If you can reliably lock up the system by accessing the tape drive . Then send some info to the list about the system & the tape drive and how it is attached to the system . Hth , JimL ps: All disk & tape drives are scsi . Tyan Thunder HE-SL Dual s370 M.B. # lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Relience Computer CNB20HE (rev 23) 00:00.1 PCI bridge: Relience Computer CNB20HE (rev 01) 00:00.2 Host bridge: Relience Computer: Unknown device 0006 (rev 01) 00:00.3 Host bridge: Relience Computer: Unknown device 0006 (rev 01) 00:01.0 SCSI storage controller: Symbios Logic Inc. (formerly NCR): Unknown device 0021 (rev 01) 00:01.1 SCSI storage controller: Symbios Logic Inc. (formerly NCR): Unknown device 0021 (rev 01) BTW these are a Symbios 53c1010 chip on board . 00:02.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 09) 00:04.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 80960RP [i960 RP Microprocessor/Bridge] (rev 05) 00:04.1 RAID bus controller: Mylex Corporation DAC960PX (rev 05) Is a DAC960PL 00:07.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08) 00:0f.0 ISA bridge: Relience Computer: Unknown device 0200 (rev 51) 00:0f.1 IDE interface: Relience Computer: Unknown device 0211 00:0f.2 USB Controller: Relience Computer: Unknown device 0220 (rev 04) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 PF # cat /proc/cpuinfo Below x 2 . processor : 0 ( & 1 ) vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 8 model name : Pentium III (Coppermine) stepping : 10 cpu MHz : 849.158 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse bogomips : 1690.82 On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Glover George wrote: > I've been experiencing mysterious lockups since upgrading to kernel > 2.4.17. Looking in the /var/log/messages I hadn't seen anything > suspicious until now. I guess the machine hasn't had time to write this > to disk except every now and then. The message > > Feb 19 11:29:55 butler kernel: st0: Block limits 1 - 16777215 bytes. > > I notice this after rebooting after the crash. So I tried manually > doing a tar to the tape drive and was able to successfully lock the > machine up. Can someone help me understand this and if it is simply a > limit problem, why would the machine lock up? > > Thank you. > > Glover George > Systems/Networks Admin > Gulf Sales & Supply, Inc. > (228) 762-0268 > dime@gulfsales.com > http://www.gulfsales.com > > > - > 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/ > +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | James W. Laferriere | System Techniques | Give me VMS | | Network Engineer | P.O. Box 854 | Give me Linux | | babydr@baby-dragons.com | Coudersport PA 16915 | only on AXP | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ - 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/