RE: 3w_9xxx drive/lenny kernel/AMD64 Problem
It looks like my problem is AMD64 specific. The
debian-LennyBeta2-i386-netinst.iso install image recognizes the card
correctly. However, the debian-LennyBeta2-amd64-netinst.iso install image
has the same problems that I have with booting my system after upgrading the
kernel to the 2.6.24 or 2.6.20 version.
In addition, I do not think that this problem is due to the 3w_9xxx driver.
I updated to the firmware on my card to the latest version with no success.
I complied latest the driver from the 3ware web site - some problem. I also
complied the driver from the 2.6.18 kernel source (had to make two trivial
patches due to a change in the scatterlist structure). They all failed with
the same errors - PCI Parity Error, PCI Abort and Controller Queue Error.
These error are printed from the routine twa_decode_bits in the driver -
"This function will print readable messages from status register errors".
I guess I have an AMD64 specific regression affecting the PCI-X buss on my
Thunder K8WE board. I guess that I need to boot off a non-raid boot disk
and collect the system log with both a i386 and an AMD64 system.
Nick
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Yorke [mailto:PeterY@vulcan.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 2:09 PM
To: nicholas materer; debian-amd64@lists.debian.org
Subject: RE: 3w_9xxx drive/lenny kernel
My current firmware is 3.08.02.005 and kernel is 2.6.24-7
-----Original Message-----
From: nicholas materer [mailto:materer@okstate.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 8:10 AM
To: Peter Yorke; debian-amd64@lists.debian.org
Subject: RE: 3w_9xxx drive/lenny kernel
Markus, I am using the standard debian kernel. I just to see that it
was installed correctly.
Peter, you reminded me that some time ago I had to upgrade the firmware
to get the system to work. My card is a model 9500S-4LP with a firmware
(from show ver with the tw_ctl tool)
CLI Version = 2.00.07.003
API Version = 2.04.00.003
CLI Compatible Range = [2.00.00.001 to 2.00.07.003]
It looks like there is a new version of the firmware. I try an upgrade
tonight.
Thanks
Nick
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Yorke [mailto:PeterY@vulcan.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 8:38 AM
To: materer@okstate.edu; debian-amd64@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: 3w_9xxx drive/lenny kernel
I have been running 3ware 9550's on lenny for over six months without
issue with the 2.6.22 and .2.6.24 kernels.
What model card are you running?
What version of firmware on the card?
Peter
Typed on my Black Berry Device
----- Original Message -----
From: nicholas materer <materer@okstate.edu>
To: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org <debian-amd64@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Mon Jun 30 20:51:57 2008
Subject: 3w_9xxx drive/lenny kernel
I just updated a system from etch to lenny. With either the
linux-image-2.6.24-1-amd64 or the linux-image-2.6.22-3-amd64 kernel, my
3w_9xxxx raid controller did not function. On the console, lines and
lines
of PCI parity error are reported. The 2.6.18-6-amd64 from etch works
fine,
even after the system is updated. Unfortunately, the system boots off
the
raid (not the best idea) so I need to make more effect to capture the
exact
errors. Did not learn much from Googling. Has anyone had similar
experiences with the 3w_9xxx card?
Sort lspci output:
00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller
(rev
a3)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 ISA Bridge (rev a3)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation CK804 SMBus (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a3)
00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 AC'97
Audio
Controller (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 IDE (rev a2)
00:07.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller
(rev
a3)
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller
(rev
a3)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
DRAM
Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
Miscellaneous Control
00:19.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:19.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
Address Map
00:19.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
DRAM
Controller
00:19.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
Miscellaneous Control
01:05.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A
IEEE-1394a-2000
Controller (PHY/Link)
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce
6600]
(rev a2)
08:0a.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X Bridge
(rev
12)
08:0a.1 PIC: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X IOAPIC (rev 01)
08:0b.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X Bridge
(rev
12)
08:0b.1 PIC: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X IOAPIC (rev 01)
0a:04.0 RAID bus controller: 3ware Inc 9xxx-series SATA-RAID
80:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller
(rev
a3)
80:01.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller
(rev
a3)
80:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
80:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
Nick Materer
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