From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261396AbVFDQkz (ORCPT ); Sat, 4 Jun 2005 12:40:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261390AbVFDQkz (ORCPT ); Sat, 4 Jun 2005 12:40:55 -0400 Received: from pop.gmx.de ([213.165.64.20]:35800 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261396AbVFDQjw (ORCPT ); Sat, 4 Jun 2005 12:39:52 -0400 X-Authenticated: #222744 From: "Dieter Ferdinand" To: "John Stoffel" Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2005 18:39:45 +1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: kernel 2.2 against 2.4 on old dual-pentium system with intel hx-chipset Reply-To: Dieter.Ferdinand@gmx.de Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <42A1F571.31689.62FADD73@localhost> In-reply-to: <17056.30388.197641.477214@smtp.charter.net> References: <42A0889D.17491.5D69AF42@localhost> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v4.12a, DE v4.12a R1a) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-description: Mail message body X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org hello, i test some kernel 2.4 to 2.4.29 or 30. at the moment, i use kernel 2.2.23 on the system. the last time, i installed kernel 2.2.26 i had problems on an other system (system hangs) and i have no time, to check why, while this system must work. i check the hardware of the system with different tools and methods and can't find any hardware-error. i use memtest, test big gzip-achive, compile big programs like gcc and the linux- kernel to test my systems. with actual configuration, the systems runs without problems, but on my development-system i can use kernel 2.4 only without smp. i think a long time, the problem comes from a hardware bug, but i can't like it, if i don't know, why it don't work and make some tests on a testsystem, which is identical with one of my servers except the cpu's are a faster models, both use the same gigabyte 586hx-bords with adaptec scsi-controller and 3c905x network adapter. the last test with my testsystem was a test of big gzip-files over the network in dual- and single-cpu-mode. kernel 2.2.23 works fine with two cpu's, kernel 2.4.x (19 or 25) the system hangs after a some hours. with the first 2.4 kernels, i get errors (illegal pointer values for function calls), but no more with the newest kernel-versions. i get no informations from hanging systems. tests with newer systems with p3-500 are ok, no system crashes with the last testet kernels. i can only test with dual intel hx and bx boards, i have no ppro-system to test, but i can send you a compiled kernel or my configuration-file for the newest 2.4-kernel and test it on my testsystems if it hangs again. at the moment i am installing a new server with dual p3-500 and the newest kernel 2.4.30 or newer. i can setup my testsystem with an internet-connection, that you can connect to the system over the net with teelnet or ssh, to check the system or install other kernels. a connection to a serial-port is also possible over an internet-connection with a second system. you can make all you want with this system, to find the bug. i have some test- systems to test hard- and software and kill them with my tests and must recover them from an image. informations from proc-filesystem at the end of the mail! goodby ps: i have one BIG BIG problem, i have no need, to search for errors, they will find me all. one example: 4 new harddisk, the first disk is dead after 4 hours, the second works, the third is in test at the moment. Datum: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 11:26:44 -0400 Von: "John Stoffel" An: Dieter.Ferdinand@gmx.de Kopie an: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Betreff: Re: kernel 2.2 against 2.4 on old dual-pentium system with intel hx-chipset > > Dieter> i have a big problem with my old dual-pentium-systems with > Dieter> intel hx-chipset (gigabyte and asus mainboards). > > Dieter> if i use kernel 2.2, it works fine. with kernel 2.4 i must > Dieter> deactivate smp and i can only use one cpu. if i try to use > Dieter> both cpu's, the system hangs after some ours or after some > Dieter> times of heavy system-load. > > What version of 2.2 and 2.4 are you using here? Be specific! Also, > send the output of /proc/cpuinfo from both 2.2 and 2.4 along with > /proc/interrupts as well. > > Dieter> i try some parameters (noacpi noapic) without success. > > And does the system pass memtest86 for an extended amount of time? > Say 24 hours? > > I ran some HP Pavillion Dual processor PPro systems for quite a while > under kernel 2.4 without major problems. > > Dieter> can you help me, to get the newer kernel running on this systems ? > > Sure, just post as many details as possible. > > Do you get any output on the console when the system freezes? You > should also look into setting up a serial console along with SysRq so > you can try to get some debugging output when the next hang happens. > > John > > my dual-pentium server: processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 5 model : 2 model name : Pentium 75 - 200 stepping : 12 cpu MHz : 200.459 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no sep_bug : no f00f_bug : yes coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 apic bogomips : 399.76 processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 5 model : 2 model name : Pentium 75 - 200 stepping : 12 cpu MHz : 200.459 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no sep_bug : no f00f_bug : yes coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 apic bogomips : 400.58 irq's CPU0 CPU1 0: 85288671 0 XT-PIC timer 1: 16 0 XT-PIC keyboard 2: 0 0 XT-PIC cascade 3: 421473 0 XT-PIC serial 5: 40052 0 XT-PIC serial 8: 240 0 XT-PIC rtc 9: 9451158 0 XT-PIC NE2000 11: 15 0 XT-PIC aic7xxx 12: 82322521 0 XT-PIC aic7xxx, aic7xxx, eth0 13: 1 0 XT-PIC fpu 15: 272319 0 XT-PIC b1isa-150 NMI: 0 ERR: 0 my development-system: processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 5 model : 4 model name : Pentium MMX stepping : 3 cpu MHz : 198.953 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : yes coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 apic mmx bogomips : 396.49 irq's CPU0 0: 43579861 XT-PIC timer 1: 28 XT-PIC keyboard 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade 5: 148178 XT-PIC HiSax 8: 124 XT-PIC rtc 9: 216798 XT-PIC aha1740 10: 14 XT-PIC aha1740 11: 14 XT-PIC aha1740 12: 14 XT-PIC aha1740 14: 531367 XT-PIC aic7xxx 15: 209677227 XT-PIC eth0, saa7146(0) NMI: 0 LOC: 0 ERR: 17 MIS: 0 Schau auch einmal auf meine Homepage (http://go.to/dieter-ferdinand). 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