hi: "noapic" didn't work for me. the server will hang under high loading after 4 or 5 hours. i use "ctcs" testing program to test. mdk 8.1 or red-hat 7.2 didn't have this problem. sorry i didn't have a chance to test it with red-hat 7.3, bc4 the server is one line with mdk 8.1 now...
> I should report that I got a message from Tom Wanka. > The "noapic" boot option worked for him (he had a serverworks > chipset), so this will probably also work for you. > We do not use this chipset, so it is not clear if > it will work in our case. > > There could also be a bug in the kernel. I found this > interesting line in Alan Cox's description of changes in > the 2.4.19 kernel: > o Fix highmem truncation on DMA mapping bug (Dave Miller) > > I do not know if this bug was introduced after 2.4.18, > or if it is in 2.4.18. > > Bjarne > > > On Thu, 2002-05-16 at 08:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> hi: >> i have same problem. 2.4.18 with serverworks and himem, the >> system hang. i report this several times. but no support or reply >> yet. >> >> >> > Have you seen this! >> > [RHBA-2002:085-11] Kernel panic on SMP systems with ext3 file >> > systems is now fixed. >> > I am not sure if this problem is solved in the Mandrake kernel. >> > >> > -- Bjarne >> > >> > On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 21:58, Bjarne Thomsen wrote: >> >> Actually it is on purpose that I did not mention >> >> VIA and the PCI latency problem in the subject line. >> >> I believe that we have two different problems (unfortunately). The >> >> K7S6A was a replacement for an Asus A7V266E with >> >> a VIA KT266A chipset. The reson was that we had similar >> >> lock-ups, often accompanied by massive disk corruptions >> >> which we have not seen with the K7S6A. But most importantly, >> >> the first thing we did when we had the A7V266 crashes was >> >> to try the enterprise kernel from LM8.1. >> >> And it crashed just as easily as the LM8.2 kernel. >> >> That is why I think that we have two problems. >> >> These two PCs belong to my colleagues who were very >> >> frustrated. Now they have found a solution by using the >> >> enterprise kernel from LM8.1 running in LM8.2 they >> >> are not terribly interseste in pursuing this problem >> >> any further. >> >> >> >> I think that the problem should really be sorted out. >> >> Are there one or two problems (as I think there are)? >> >> By making a google search I found that Thomas Wanka >> >> had a "highmem smp freeze" problem with a Serverworks >> >> chipset. >> >> >> >> Marcelo Tosatti answers this question: >> >> The ServerWorks chipsets are problematic. Use the "noapic" >> >> boot option. >> >> >> >> Is this really a third problem. Was it solved by the >> >> "noapic" option? Or do we really have a problem >> >> with highmem and 2.4.18?? >> >> >> >> -- Bjarne >> >> >> >> On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 19:36, Nicolas ROBAUX wrote: >> >> > Le Mercredi 15 Mai 2002 19:10, vous avez ε¶°rit : >> >> > > I need some help (again): >> >> > > >> >> > > We have encountered a total freeze while >> >> > > copying files from an SGI/IRIX system >> >> > > (using NFS) onto a local disk on a PC >> >> > > with an Elitegroup K7S6A/SiS745 MoBo, >> >> > > and more than 1Gb RAM, running the LM 8.2 >> >> > > enterprise kernel 2.4.18-6mdkenterprise. >> >> > > This was repeated many times on two >> >> > > different PCs having identical >> >> > > motherboards (K7S6A/SiS745). >> >> > > Then the same experiment was done with >> >> > > the standard LM8.2 2.4.18-6mdk kernel. >> >> > >> >> > Exactly same thing with a MSI 6330 Lite 3 (VIA KT133A Chipset) / >> >> > Duron 900, standard kernel of the 8.2, on a linux box running as >> >> > a gateway (no X serveur running, "pure" console) from >> >> > cable-modem (Motorola Docsis Surfboard) to wireless personnal >> >> > network >> >> > (gatewaydev is Elsa PCI-11). Freezes randomly 2 or 3 times per >> >> > day, but seems to happen more often on network activity >> >> > >> >> > N. >> >> > >> >> > ---- >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >> >> > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---- >> >> >> > >> >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >> >> Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >> >> >> >> >> ---- >> > >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >> Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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