Re: LSI MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i hangs system at boot
On Fri, 18 May 2012 08:39:57 -0600, Shane Johnson wrote:
> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Ramon Hofer <ramonhofer@bluewin.ch>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I finally got my LSI 9240-4i and the Intel SAS expander.
>>
>> Unfortunately it prevents the system from booting. I only got this
>> message on the screen:
>>
>> megasas: INIT adapter done
>> hub 4-1:1.0 over-current condition on port 7 hub 4-1:1.0 over-current
>> condition on port 8
>>
>> I also got the over-current messages when the LSI card is removed.
>> Here's the output of lsusb:
>>
>> Bus 004 Device 003: ID 046d:c517 Logitech, Inc. LX710 Cordless Desktop
>> Laser
>> Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching
>> Hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus
>> 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
>> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003
>> Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 002 Device
>> 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>>
>> Nevertheless I think the module for the card should be loaded but then
>> it somehow hangs.
>>
>> And after a while there are more messages which I don't understand. I
>> have taken a picture:
>> http://666kb.com/i/c3wf606sc1qkcvgoc.jpg
>>
>> Then there are lots of messages like this:
>>
>> INFO: task modprobe:123 blocked for more than 120 seconds. "echo 0..."
>> disables this message
>>
>> Instead of modprobe:123 also modprobe:124, 125, 126, 127, 135, 137 and
>> kworker/u:1:164, 165 are listed.
>>
>> I can enter the BIOS of the card just fine. It detect the disks and by
>> defaults sets jbod option for them. This is fine because I want to use
>> linux RAID.
>>
>> May this problem be the same:
>> http://www.spinics.net/lists/raid/msg30359.html Should I try a firmware
>> upgrade?
>>
>> This card was recommended to me by the list:
>> http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2012/05/msg00104.html
>>
>> I hope I can get some hints here :-)
>
> Over current problems from what I have seen are hardware problems - I
> would make sure the intel expander doesn't need a external power source
> and if it does that it is functioning properly. After that I would look
> to see if something isn't shorting out a USB port.
>
Thanks for your answer. But the over-current message is present as well
without any cards. It's also there if I only have the bare mainboard and
a disk in use.
However this doesn't bother me much for now because it doesn't seem to be
the source of my problem.
But I'd like to know if someone has experience with the LSI card and if a
firmware upgrade would be a good idea?
I don't want to break anything.
Best regards
Ramon
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