On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 11:32:11AM +0200, Grzegorz Szyszlo wrote: > On Wed, 28 Mar 2007, Oleg Verych wrote: > > > OK. I don't have experience with such hardware. > > > > Try to select modules you need for basic boot, i.e. don't use > > MODULES=most in initramfs.conf, then manually load suspected modules, if > > you need them, of course. E.g. why piix* is needed on serverworks > > chipset? > > Help me, how should I exactly configure initramfs.conf and remake initrd ?
Don't panic, sir. > piix* is loaded later, after initrd. all partitions are mounted. I think, > this module is loaded by hotplug or discover. Maybe this module try turn > on DMA mode for IDE, because default DMA is disabled. But it completly > hang up server. I read about it on the Internet. All people have problems > with ServerWorks OSB4 and DMA enabled. man initramfs.conf Basicly what i do: * compose /etc/initramfs/modules * MODULES=list in initramfs.conf * chmod 000 /sbin/modprobe (finger for UglyDEV) * update-initramfs (some options like what to do and kernel version) > Higher numer kernel resolve this problem, but I didn't try it. I can > try any new knoppix or ubuntu cd live, they have more new kernels. Experimaental kernels are built and packaged for testing, see <http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel> > > > I tryed to find option in BIOS that disable SMP, but .... > > > this is classical SCSI BIOS, booted from configuration partition. > > > There SMP options for Linux. I used this server on NetWare. > > > It is no matter, when I selected in BIOS NetWare or NetWareSMP. > > > Allways I coud use server as SMP. > > > > nosmp, noapic (see Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt) > > thanks. I'll try it, but after 18:00 GMT+2 (summer time), > it'll be 16:00 UTC. Try experimental kernels also, please. > I don't know why serverity is downgraded from critical to important. I set > critical severity, because this kernel makes my system completly unusable, > as descripted in report script. Maybe guys want to finally make a release. Very long dev. cycles isn't an open source's "release early, release frequently". > btw. chipset ServerWorks is used on HP Proliant & Prosignia servers. > Actually on the new servers this chipsets have revision OSB6. Well, if this is module vs. module config problem, then lets just solve this. Quality of drivers is question for upstream developers. ____ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
