Same thing for me : I insert noapic in GRUB, but my gateway still hangs randomly. I'll try to recompile the 8.2 kernel, and/or to downgrade to the 8.1 kernel (hope that the 8.1 kernel will run fine with the 8.2 distribution).
N. Le Vendredi 17 Mai 2002 04:14, vous avez �crit : > 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 �?it : > >> >> > > >> >> > > 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 > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > -- Nicolas ROBAUX, Journaliste - r�dacteur SVM, 2-6, rue des Bourets, BP 145 92154 SURESNES CEDEX FRANCE T�l : +33 (0)1 41 44 40 91 ; Fax : +33 (0)1 41 44 40 90 Pour se rendre � SVM : http://www.mappy.com/PlanPerso/1014683/2 ----------- Pour des documents sans virus et universels : merci d'envoyer vos textes au format .RTF, et pas .DOC -----------
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