RE: Problem with Promise Ultra 133TX2
Is this a custom compiled kernel or Debian's? I do see you have APIC on, which is good.
What errors do you get?
When you start the box up it says stuff like "hdi: lost interrupt?"
That is the problem I had, can you confirm it is the same issue?
-----Original Message-----
From: Svend Gundestrup [mailto:svend@gundestrup.dk]
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 10:57 AM
To: Piszcz, Justin
Subject: RE: Problem with Promise Ultra 133TX2
Dear Justin
Here is my dump:
server:~# cat /proc/interrupts
CPU0
0: 160937972 IO-APIC-edge timer
8: 4 IO-APIC-edge rtc
9: 0 IO-APIC-level acpi
14: 209955 IO-APIC-edge ide0
15: 171134 IO-APIC-edge ide1
16: 2 IO-APIC-level ohci1394
17: 3656060 IO-APIC-level ide2, ide3, SysKonnect SK-98xx
18: 22 IO-APIC-level ide4
20: 0 IO-APIC-level libata
21: 488453 IO-APIC-level ehci_hcd, uhci_hcd, uhci_hcd, uhci_hcd,
uhci_hcd
22: 431297 IO-APIC-level VIA8233
NMI: 8874
LOC: 160912335
ERR: 0
MIS: 0
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And my dump after shutting off serian/paralel+floppy:
server:~# cat /proc/interrupts
CPU0
0: 621239 IO-APIC-edge timer
8: 4 IO-APIC-edge rtc
9: 0 IO-APIC-level acpi
14: 9128 IO-APIC-edge ide0
15: 75 IO-APIC-edge ide1
16: 2 IO-APIC-level ohci1394
17: 4934 IO-APIC-level ide2, ide3, SysKonnect SK-98xx
18: 38 IO-APIC-level ide4
20: 0 IO-APIC-level libata
21: 14534 IO-APIC-level ehci_hcd, uhci_hcd, uhci_hcd, uhci_hcd,
uhci_hcd
22: 0 IO-APIC-level VIA8233
NMI: 51
LOC: 621086
ERR: 0
MIS: 0
And it still dosn't work
pls. note, that I have no other cards in the system, then your promise cards.
regards
svend
At 15:13 13-04-2005, you wrote:
>Sounds like there is not a free IRQ available.
>I get similar issues when I use two Promise boards.
>
>cat /proc/interrupts with both boards in the box
>
>One thing you can try is to turn off serial/parallel port/etc in the BIOS
>if you are not using it (free up IRQ's) and then see if it works.
>
>One key issue (at least in Intel land) you need to turn on:
>[*] Local APIC support on uniprocessors
>[*] IO-APIC support on uniprocessors
>
>This basically gives you/lets you use more IRQ's in your system, not sure
>on AMD64 though.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Svend Gundestrup [mailto:svend@gundestrup.dk]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 1:09 PM
>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>Subject: Problem with Promise Ultra 133TX2
>
>Dear Debian
>
>I am having some probmes with this IDE ATA card.
>My hardware:
>Asus A8V Delux
>1x AMD 64
>2x Promise Ultra 133 TX2
>
>Software:
>Debian Sarge
>Kernel AMD 64 2.6.10, std. not custom build.
>
>When I only install one card, debian works 100%
>But when I install card #2, I can se all my 8 harddisks, in the bios, but
>debian is only able to see the harddisks attached to one of the cards.
>
>I have talked to Promise, and they cliam, that you can/could install as
>meany cards, as you have PCI slots/IRQ room.
>
>I have tried to shuffle the cards in all possiable positions, and it dosn't
>work.
>I still can see all harddisks in the bios, but debian will only see the
>harddisks on one card.
>
>I have searched on the net, and I can not sinde any solution, for this
>problem.
>
>pls. note, I am NOT runnig any raid or anything else funny on my server.
>
>The system is not using any of the disks on the promise cards, when booting.
>
>regards
>svend
>
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Cedervænget 35, 2mf
DK-2830 Virum
Denmark
Phone:
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Cellular : (+45) 28 18 24 19
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Secondary : svend@gundestrup.dk
Homepage: Http://hjem.get2net.dk/svend.gundestrup
Stud. med. and NGRIP-FOM (University of Copenhagen)
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