Re: Sata_via problems in a Vintage2-AE1

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A Divendres 09 Febrer 2007 18:13, Leopold Palomo Avellaneda va escriure:
> A Divendres 09 Febrer 2007 10:46, Tejun Heo va escriure:
> > Leopold Palomo Avellaneda wrote:
> > > Dear people,
> > >
> > > I have a barebone Asus Vintage2-AE1 [1]. This box has a mobo Asus
> > > A8V-MQ. The board has:
> > > - the Socket 939 for AMD Athlon 64FX/Athlon 64.
> > > - North Bridge: VIA K8M800
> > > - South Bridge: VIA VT8251
> > > - VIA Graphics Integrated
> > > - IDE 2 x UltraDMA 133
> > > - 4 x Serial ATA
> > > ...
> > >
> > > I'm using the bios version 0206. The 0210 doesn't show me the vga card,
> > > so I don't have graphics mode. I think that is a buggy bios.
> > >
> > > The bios is configured with vt8251 in AHCI mode and bios boot up
> > > activated, so the hd is recognized in the beginning. I don't have any
> > > raid, only one hd. The hd is a Maxtor 6V250F0.
> > >
> > > I'm using a debian etch but the i386 version. The only way that I can
> > > use the hd is using a 2.6.16 standard kernel with the modifications
> > > explained in this page [2]. Basically you have to use their ahci.c and
> > > sata_via.c. The modifications are small from the original code from Mr
> > > Jeff Garzik.
> > >
> > > I have tried to use the 2.6.18 and 2.6.20rc6 and the result is the
> > > same. The kernel boots, but when arrives at the ata3,
> > >
> > > scsi2 : ahci
> > > ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
> > > ata3.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xec)
> > > ata3.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x104)
> > > .... repeated some times ...
> > > scsi3 : ahci
> > > ata4: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
> > > scsi4 : ahci
> > > ata4: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
> > > scsi5 : ahci
> > > ata6: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
> > > Done.
> > > Begin: Mounting root file system... ...
> > > Begin: Running /scripts/local-top
> > > ide0: I/O resource 0x3F6-0x3F6 not free.
> > > ide0: ports already in use, skipping probe.
> > > ide1: I/O resource 0x376-0x376 not free.
> > > ide1: ports already in use, skipping probe.
> > > Done.
> > > Begin: Waiting for root file system ...
> >
> > It might be VIA IRQ quirk problem.
> >
> > 1. Does giving 'irqpoll' parameter to kernel make any difference?
>
> yes. Now it boots. However I'm having a lot of messages:
> APIC error on CPU0
> and I begin to have problems with the network card.
>
> > 2. Can you give a shot at 2.6.20?
>
> yes, I'm doing it now.
>
> Thank's a lot. But, why with irqpoll works and without no?

well, I summarize. 

With the default options of the kernel I cannot boot in this device with any 
kernel. Only with 2.6.20 and the irqpoll or the 2.6.16 modified files I can 
boot.

I have a lot of APIC error on CPU0.

Regards and thanks a lot. You have opened a windows with fresh air in this 
dammed problem.

Regards,

Leo

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