Setting "tavor_iommu_bypass=0" is necessary? Does the motherboard have an IOMMU built into the chipset?
-David kristof wrote: > We also got IB working on the second tyam motherboard 3992E > > After having dowloaded the correct bios update from the tyan site, the bios > upgrade was succesfull (old bios version V1.02.B10 , new: V1.03 release date > 05/02/2008). > > But first solaris coul'd boot anymore. > > it was hanging during configuring /dev > > When we removed the ib card boot was succesfull. > > Then finaly we found some fixes: > > In case Solaris Express installation fails or hangs on your PCI Express > system, then discard the previous suggested workaround per > x64_solaris_installation_could_fail. Solaris Express Build 53 introduces a > new module for x64 PCI Express Error handling called - pcie(7d). This is same > as on the SPARC based machines. The workaround is now: > > Step 1: Boot with \-kd option > Do break into the GRUB menu editor and append "-kd" to > the line that begins with "kernel ..." > > When Solaris boots, it will pause at the kernel debugger prompt. > > Step 2: Set a kernel breakpoint for the symbol "attach_drivers" thus: > [0]> ::bp \-d \-n 1 attach_drivers > [0]> :c > > Step 3: Disable PCI Express Error Handling thus: > [0]> pcie`pcie_error_disable_flag/W 1 > [0]> :c > > Step 4: To make this setting permanent, append to /etc/system > set pcie:pcie_errror_disable_flag = 1 > > > And: > > Sun Bug ID 6430161 > Inhibit the tavor driver from attempting to use IOMMU "bypass mode"; in > /etc/system file add: > set tavor:tavor_iommu_bypass=0 > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > storage-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/storage-discuss > _______________________________________________ storage-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/storage-discuss
