Re: [gentoo-user] Is lshw reporting correctly?
On Wednesday 24 Dec 2014 09:14:43 Mick wrote: On Tuesday 23 Dec 2014 21:53:07 Poison BL. wrote: On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 1:53 PM, Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: This is what I see when I plugged in two memory modules: === *-memory description: System Memory physical id: 2f slot: System board or motherboard size: 16GiB *-bank:0 description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns) product: Array1_PartNumber1 vendor: A1_Manufacturer1 physical id: 0 serial: A1_SerNum1 slot: DIMM_A1 size: 8GiB width: 64 bits clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns) *-bank:1 description: [empty] product: Array1_PartNumber0 vendor: A1_Manufacturer0 physical id: 1 serial: A1_SerNum0 slot: DIMM_A2 *-bank:2 description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns) product: F3-2133C9-8GXH vendor: Undefined physical id: 2 serial: slot: DIMM_B1 size: 8GiB width: 64 bits clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns) *-bank:3 description: [empty] product: Array1_PartNumber3 vendor: A1_Manufacturer3 physical id: 3 serial: A1_SerNum3 slot: DIMM_B2 These were bought as a set from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ripjaws-PC17000-2133MHz-Memory-Platforms/dp/B00 7C OT274/ but as you can see above only the second module reports a product code (product: F3-2133C9-8GXH), while the first module shows Array1_PartNumber1. Is this normal? Is there something wrong with the memory module(s), the MoBo, or even the lshw command? -- Regards, Mick Primarily, I suspect that anything over about 1600MHz is going to require poking the bios (or uefi) to actually run it at its spec'd clock (enabling following the XMP profile defined by the ram, if the mobo directly supports doing so, is usually all it takes), otherwise it down-steps to either 1333 or 1600 as 'standard' defined speeds for ddr3. I've set the UEFI memory menu to 'Automatic', so I expect that when I start compiling stuff it will increase to higher settings. Hmm ... it didn't, or at least it wasn't reported by lshw. As for why it's not reporting the product, vendor, and s/n's properly, I'm not sure. I'd try swapping them to see if the issue moves with them, but as long as they're actually able to run stable (and reliably) at their spec'd rates, and they really are the sizes they claim, I'd be inclined not to care whether the nvram values beyond the speed profiles are read properly. I've swapped them and I can see that lshw displays exactly the same information, so it seems like a MoBo issue. Hmmm ... I know now that the memory is OK. I'll finish the gentoo installation and then I will flash the UEFI firmware with a more recent version to see if it is caused by dodgy firmware. Thanks for your help. I flashed the MoBo with the latest firmware. The lshw output is the same and swapping the RAM modules does not change what the MoBo reports. Only Bank 2 reports the product number. I O/C the memory to 2133MHz, at least that's what the UEFI is telling me. The lshw stayed the same reporting 1333MHz as shown above. So, I'm guessing that the UEFI is not talking to lshw in a particularly informative way. -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Is lshw reporting correctly?
On Tuesday 23 Dec 2014 21:53:07 Poison BL. wrote: On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 1:53 PM, Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: This is what I see when I plugged in two memory modules: === *-memory description: System Memory physical id: 2f slot: System board or motherboard size: 16GiB *-bank:0 description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns) product: Array1_PartNumber1 vendor: A1_Manufacturer1 physical id: 0 serial: A1_SerNum1 slot: DIMM_A1 size: 8GiB width: 64 bits clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns) *-bank:1 description: [empty] product: Array1_PartNumber0 vendor: A1_Manufacturer0 physical id: 1 serial: A1_SerNum0 slot: DIMM_A2 *-bank:2 description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns) product: F3-2133C9-8GXH vendor: Undefined physical id: 2 serial: slot: DIMM_B1 size: 8GiB width: 64 bits clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns) *-bank:3 description: [empty] product: Array1_PartNumber3 vendor: A1_Manufacturer3 physical id: 3 serial: A1_SerNum3 slot: DIMM_B2 These were bought as a set from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ripjaws-PC17000-2133MHz-Memory-Platforms/dp/B007C OT274/ but as you can see above only the second module reports a product code (product: F3-2133C9-8GXH), while the first module shows Array1_PartNumber1. Is this normal? Is there something wrong with the memory module(s), the MoBo, or even the lshw command? -- Regards, Mick Primarily, I suspect that anything over about 1600MHz is going to require poking the bios (or uefi) to actually run it at its spec'd clock (enabling following the XMP profile defined by the ram, if the mobo directly supports doing so, is usually all it takes), otherwise it down-steps to either 1333 or 1600 as 'standard' defined speeds for ddr3. I've set the UEFI memory menu to 'Automatic', so I expect that when I start compiling stuff it will increase to higher settings. As for why it's not reporting the product, vendor, and s/n's properly, I'm not sure. I'd try swapping them to see if the issue moves with them, but as long as they're actually able to run stable (and reliably) at their spec'd rates, and they really are the sizes they claim, I'd be inclined not to care whether the nvram values beyond the speed profiles are read properly. I've swapped them and I can see that lshw displays exactly the same information, so it seems like a MoBo issue. Hmmm ... I know now that the memory is OK. I'll finish the gentoo installation and then I will flash the UEFI firmware with a more recent version to see if it is caused by dodgy firmware. Thanks for your help. -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
[gentoo-user] Is lshw reporting correctly?
This is what I see when I plugged in two memory modules: === *-memory description: System Memory physical id: 2f slot: System board or motherboard size: 16GiB *-bank:0 description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns) product: Array1_PartNumber1 vendor: A1_Manufacturer1 physical id: 0 serial: A1_SerNum1 slot: DIMM_A1 size: 8GiB width: 64 bits clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns) *-bank:1 description: [empty] product: Array1_PartNumber0 vendor: A1_Manufacturer0 physical id: 1 serial: A1_SerNum0 slot: DIMM_A2 *-bank:2 description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns) product: F3-2133C9-8GXH vendor: Undefined physical id: 2 serial: slot: DIMM_B1 size: 8GiB width: 64 bits clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns) *-bank:3 description: [empty] product: Array1_PartNumber3 vendor: A1_Manufacturer3 physical id: 3 serial: A1_SerNum3 slot: DIMM_B2 These were bought as a set from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ripjaws-PC17000-2133MHz-Memory-Platforms/dp/B007COT274/ but as you can see above only the second module reports a product code (product: F3-2133C9-8GXH), while the first module shows Array1_PartNumber1. Is this normal? Is there something wrong with the memory module(s), the MoBo, or even the lshw command? -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Is lshw reporting correctly?
On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 1:53 PM, Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: This is what I see when I plugged in two memory modules: === *-memory description: System Memory physical id: 2f slot: System board or motherboard size: 16GiB *-bank:0 description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns) product: Array1_PartNumber1 vendor: A1_Manufacturer1 physical id: 0 serial: A1_SerNum1 slot: DIMM_A1 size: 8GiB width: 64 bits clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns) *-bank:1 description: [empty] product: Array1_PartNumber0 vendor: A1_Manufacturer0 physical id: 1 serial: A1_SerNum0 slot: DIMM_A2 *-bank:2 description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns) product: F3-2133C9-8GXH vendor: Undefined physical id: 2 serial: slot: DIMM_B1 size: 8GiB width: 64 bits clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns) *-bank:3 description: [empty] product: Array1_PartNumber3 vendor: A1_Manufacturer3 physical id: 3 serial: A1_SerNum3 slot: DIMM_B2 These were bought as a set from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ripjaws-PC17000-2133MHz-Memory-Platforms/dp/B007COT274/ but as you can see above only the second module reports a product code (product: F3-2133C9-8GXH), while the first module shows Array1_PartNumber1. Is this normal? Is there something wrong with the memory module(s), the MoBo, or even the lshw command? -- Regards, Mick Primarily, I suspect that anything over about 1600MHz is going to require poking the bios (or uefi) to actually run it at its spec'd clock (enabling following the XMP profile defined by the ram, if the mobo directly supports doing so, is usually all it takes), otherwise it down-steps to either 1333 or 1600 as 'standard' defined speeds for ddr3. As for why it's not reporting the product, vendor, and s/n's properly, I'm not sure. I'd try swapping them to see if the issue moves with them, but as long as they're actually able to run stable (and reliably) at their spec'd rates, and they really are the sizes they claim, I'd be inclined not to care whether the nvram values beyond the speed profiles are read properly. -- Poison [BLX] Joshua M. Murphy
