[Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[Michael Madore]

Hi,

Has anyone seem any instability with the 2.4.4 kernel + David's patch on
Lions?  I have been running it successfully on a 2P C0 Big Sur with BIOS
103.  On a 4P C0 Lion with BIOS 73, however, I consistantly get lockups
after a short time.  Usually I get a totally black screen.  I'm going to try
2.4.3 and see if I still see the same problem.  2.4.2 seem to work fine.

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RE: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[McCaffity, Ray]

I have been running the SuSE 7.2 beta (2.4.4) on a Lion
for about a week now.  I don't remember what BIOS I have
but I'll find out.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Madore [mailto:mmadore@turbolinux.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 1:19 PM
To: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
Subject: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions


Hi,

Has anyone seem any instability with the 2.4.4 kernel + David's patch on
Lions?  I have been running it successfully on a 2P C0 Big Sur with BIOS
103.  On a 4P C0 Lion with BIOS 73, however, I consistantly get lockups
after a short time.  Usually I get a totally black screen.  I'm going to try
2.4.3 and see if I still see the same problem.  2.4.2 seem to work fine.

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(650)228-5203

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RE: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[Matt_Domsch]

> Has anyone seem any instability with the 2.4.4 kernel + 
> David's patch on
> Lions?  I have been running it successfully on a 2P C0 Big 
> Sur with BIOS
> 103.  On a 4P C0 Lion with BIOS 73, however, I consistantly 
> get lockups
> after a short time.  Usually I get a totally black screen.  
> I'm going to try
> 2.4.3 and see if I still see the same problem.  2.4.2 seem to 
> work fine.

I had one lockup after about 18 hours of heavy stress copy-and-compare and
NIC traffic last night.
4P C0, Lion B2 board set, BIOS 80.  Black screen, no magic sysrq.  I'm
trying to reproduce it now.

Under normal light loads I haven't seen any issues.

Thanks,
Matt

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Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[Michael Madore]

I just noticed that the machine locked up on me while sitting at the EFI
shell prompt.  I've downloaded BIOS 76 (latest available on Quad) and I'll
see if that makes any difference.

On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 04:06:30PM -0500, Matt_Domsch@Dell.com wrote:
> > Has anyone seem any instability with the 2.4.4 kernel + 
> > David's patch on
> > Lions?  I have been running it successfully on a 2P C0 Big 
> > Sur with BIOS
> > 103.  On a 4P C0 Lion with BIOS 73, however, I consistantly 
> > get lockups
> > after a short time.  Usually I get a totally black screen.  
> > I'm going to try
> > 2.4.3 and see if I still see the same problem.  2.4.2 seem to 
> > work fine.
> 
> I had one lockup after about 18 hours of heavy stress copy-and-compare and
> NIC traffic last night.
> 4P C0, Lion B2 board set, BIOS 80.  Black screen, no magic sysrq.  I'm
> trying to reproduce it now.
> 
> Under normal light loads I haven't seen any issues.
> 
> Thanks,
> Matt
> 
> --
> Matt Domsch
> Sr. Software Engineer
> Dell Linux Solutions
> www.dell.com/linux

-- 
Mike Madore
Senior Software Engineer
TurboLinux, Inc.
(650)228-5203

RE: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[Wiegrefe, Don J]

While it is true you should always use the latest BIOS that matches your
processor stepping ( in this case 76 ). The solution to your problem is to
alter your SCSI host adapter settings to operate > 4GB. If you can use the
SCSI FastUtil the setting to change is found under host adapter settings.
 Hope this helps. 
 
 Don Wiegrefe
 Soft Sur/ Lion Hardware/BIOS Support

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Madore [mailto:mmadore@turbolinux.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 2:58 PM
To: Matt_Domsch@Dell.com
Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions


I just noticed that the machine locked up on me while sitting at the EFI
shell prompt.  I've downloaded BIOS 76 (latest available on Quad) and I'll
see if that makes any difference.

On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 04:06:30PM -0500, Matt_Domsch@Dell.com wrote:
> > Has anyone seem any instability with the 2.4.4 kernel + 
> > David's patch on
> > Lions?  I have been running it successfully on a 2P C0 Big 
> > Sur with BIOS
> > 103.  On a 4P C0 Lion with BIOS 73, however, I consistantly 
> > get lockups
> > after a short time.  Usually I get a totally black screen.  
> > I'm going to try
> > 2.4.3 and see if I still see the same problem.  2.4.2 seem to 
> > work fine.
> 
> I had one lockup after about 18 hours of heavy stress copy-and-compare and
> NIC traffic last night.
> 4P C0, Lion B2 board set, BIOS 80.  Black screen, no magic sysrq.  I'm
> trying to reproduce it now.
> 
> Under normal light loads I haven't seen any issues.
> 
> Thanks,
> Matt
> 
> --
> Matt Domsch
> Sr. Software Engineer
> Dell Linux Solutions
> www.dell.com/linux

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Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[Michael Madore]

Hmmm,  I'll check that out.  I know that the adapter settings were
originally set to > 4GB.  Not sure how they would have been altered.

On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 03:33:48PM -0700, Wiegrefe, Don J wrote:
> While it is true you should always use the latest BIOS that matches your
> processor stepping ( in this case 76 ). The solution to your problem is to
> alter your SCSI host adapter settings to operate > 4GB. If you can use the
> SCSI FastUtil the setting to change is found under host adapter settings.
>  Hope this helps. 
>  
>  Don Wiegrefe
>  Soft Sur/ Lion Hardware/BIOS Support
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Madore [mailto:mmadore@turbolinux.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 2:58 PM
> To: Matt_Domsch@Dell.com
> Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
> Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions
> 
> 
> I just noticed that the machine locked up on me while sitting at the EFI
> shell prompt.  I've downloaded BIOS 76 (latest available on Quad) and I'll
> see if that makes any difference.
> 
> On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 04:06:30PM -0500, Matt_Domsch@Dell.com wrote:
> > > Has anyone seem any instability with the 2.4.4 kernel + 
> > > David's patch on
> > > Lions?  I have been running it successfully on a 2P C0 Big 
> > > Sur with BIOS
> > > 103.  On a 4P C0 Lion with BIOS 73, however, I consistantly 
> > > get lockups
> > > after a short time.  Usually I get a totally black screen.  
> > > I'm going to try
> > > 2.4.3 and see if I still see the same problem.  2.4.2 seem to 
> > > work fine.
> > 
> > I had one lockup after about 18 hours of heavy stress copy-and-compare and
> > NIC traffic last night.
> > 4P C0, Lion B2 board set, BIOS 80.  Black screen, no magic sysrq.  I'm
> > trying to reproduce it now.
> > 
> > Under normal light loads I haven't seen any issues.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Matt
> > 
> > --
> > Matt Domsch
> > Sr. Software Engineer
> > Dell Linux Solutions
> > www.dell.com/linux
> 
> -- 
> Mike Madore
> Senior Software Engineer
> TurboLinux, Inc.
> (650)228-5203
> 
> _______________________________________________
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RE: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[Matt_Domsch]

> The solution to your problem is to
> alter your SCSI host adapter settings to operate > 4GB. If 
> you can use the
> SCSI FastUtil the setting to change is found under host 
> adapter settings.

The Linux qla1280 v3.23 driver as distributed in the IA-64 patch *always*
sets a 64-bit dma_mask if running on a 64-bit processor.  The NVRAM bit
isn't read as the switch anymore.

#if BITS_PER_LONG > 32
    /* Enable 64bit addressing for OS/System combination supporting it   */
    /* actual NVRAM bit is: nv->cntr_flags_1.enable_64bit_addressing     */
    /* but we will ignore it and use BITS_PER_LONG macro to setup for    */
    /* 64 or 32 bit access of host memory in all x86/ia-64/Alpha systems */
    ha->flags.enable_64bit_addressing = 1;
#else
    ha->flags.enable_64bit_addressing = 0;
#endif

#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,3,18)
    if (ha->flags.enable_64bit_addressing) {
      printk("[[[ qla1x160: 64 Bit PCI Addressing Enabled ]]]\n");

#if BITS_PER_LONG > 32
           /* Update our PCI device dma_mask for full 64 bit mask */
           //ha->pdev->dma_mask = (pci_dma_t) 0xffffffffffffffffull;
           ha->pdev->dma_mask =  0xffffffffffffffff;

#endif
    }
#endif

Jes cleaned this up a bit with his patch:

+      pci_set_dma_mask(ha->pdev, (dma_addr_t)~0ULL);                      


Thanks,
Matt


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Dell Linux Solutions
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wiegrefe, Don J [mailto:don.j.wiegrefe@intel.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 5:34 PM
> To: 'Michael Madore'; Matt_Domsch@exchange.dell.com
> Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
> Subject: RE: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions
> 
> 
> While it is true you should always use the latest BIOS that 
> matches your
> processor stepping ( in this case 76 ). The solution to your 
> problem is to
> alter your SCSI host adapter settings to operate > 4GB. If 
> you can use the
> SCSI FastUtil the setting to change is found under host 
> adapter settings.
>  Hope this helps. 
>  
>  Don Wiegrefe
>  Soft Sur/ Lion Hardware/BIOS Support
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Madore [mailto:mmadore@turbolinux.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 2:58 PM
> To: Matt_Domsch@Dell.com
> Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
> Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions
> 
> 
> I just noticed that the machine locked up on me while sitting 
> at the EFI
> shell prompt.  I've downloaded BIOS 76 (latest available on 
> Quad) and I'll
> see if that makes any difference.
> 
> On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 04:06:30PM -0500, Matt_Domsch@Dell.com wrote:
> > > Has anyone seem any instability with the 2.4.4 kernel + 
> > > David's patch on
> > > Lions?  I have been running it successfully on a 2P C0 Big 
> > > Sur with BIOS
> > > 103.  On a 4P C0 Lion with BIOS 73, however, I consistantly 
> > > get lockups
> > > after a short time.  Usually I get a totally black screen.  
> > > I'm going to try
> > > 2.4.3 and see if I still see the same problem.  2.4.2 seem to 
> > > work fine.
> > 
> > I had one lockup after about 18 hours of heavy stress 
> copy-and-compare and
> > NIC traffic last night.
> > 4P C0, Lion B2 board set, BIOS 80.  Black screen, no magic 
> sysrq.  I'm
> > trying to reproduce it now.
> > 
> > Under normal light loads I haven't seen any issues.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Matt
> > 
> > --
> > Matt Domsch
> > Sr. Software Engineer
> > Dell Linux Solutions
> > www.dell.com/linux
> 
> -- 
> Mike Madore
> Senior Software Engineer
> TurboLinux, Inc.
> (650)228-5203
> 
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Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[Michael Madore]

Turns out that my upgrade to C0 processors reset my SCSI controller to 32
bit addressing.  I've set it back to 64 bit and now everything seems to be
working ok.

Well, almost everything.  I still have the problem with the onboard e100
network adapter.  This is the problem where transferring certain files via
nfs causes nfs to die.  I don't know if there was ever a resolution to this.

On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 08:34:13PM -0500, Matt_Domsch@Dell.com wrote:
> > The solution to your problem is to
> > alter your SCSI host adapter settings to operate > 4GB. If 
> > you can use the
> > SCSI FastUtil the setting to change is found under host 
> > adapter settings.
> 
> The Linux qla1280 v3.23 driver as distributed in the IA-64 patch *always*
> sets a 64-bit dma_mask if running on a 64-bit processor.  The NVRAM bit
> isn't read as the switch anymore.
> 
> #if BITS_PER_LONG > 32
>     /* Enable 64bit addressing for OS/System combination supporting it   */
>     /* actual NVRAM bit is: nv->cntr_flags_1.enable_64bit_addressing     */
>     /* but we will ignore it and use BITS_PER_LONG macro to setup for    */
>     /* 64 or 32 bit access of host memory in all x86/ia-64/Alpha systems */
>     ha->flags.enable_64bit_addressing = 1;
> #else
>     ha->flags.enable_64bit_addressing = 0;
> #endif
> 
> #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,3,18)
>     if (ha->flags.enable_64bit_addressing) {
>       printk("[[[ qla1x160: 64 Bit PCI Addressing Enabled ]]]\n");
> 
> #if BITS_PER_LONG > 32
>            /* Update our PCI device dma_mask for full 64 bit mask */
>            //ha->pdev->dma_mask = (pci_dma_t) 0xffffffffffffffffull;
>            ha->pdev->dma_mask =  0xffffffffffffffff;
> 
> #endif
>     }
> #endif
> 
> Jes cleaned this up a bit with his patch:
> 
> +      pci_set_dma_mask(ha->pdev, (dma_addr_t)~0ULL);                      
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Matt
> 
> 
> -- 
> Matt Domsch
> Sr. Software Engineer
> Dell Linux Solutions
> www.dell.com/linux
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wiegrefe, Don J [mailto:don.j.wiegrefe@intel.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 5:34 PM
> > To: 'Michael Madore'; Matt_Domsch@exchange.dell.com
> > Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
> > Subject: RE: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions
> > 
> > 
> > While it is true you should always use the latest BIOS that 
> > matches your
> > processor stepping ( in this case 76 ). The solution to your 
> > problem is to
> > alter your SCSI host adapter settings to operate > 4GB. If 
> > you can use the
> > SCSI FastUtil the setting to change is found under host 
> > adapter settings.
> >  Hope this helps. 
> >  
> >  Don Wiegrefe
> >  Soft Sur/ Lion Hardware/BIOS Support
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Madore [mailto:mmadore@turbolinux.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 2:58 PM
> > To: Matt_Domsch@Dell.com
> > Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
> > Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions
> > 
> > 
> > I just noticed that the machine locked up on me while sitting 
> > at the EFI
> > shell prompt.  I've downloaded BIOS 76 (latest available on 
> > Quad) and I'll
> > see if that makes any difference.
> > 
> > On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 04:06:30PM -0500, Matt_Domsch@Dell.com wrote:
> > > > Has anyone seem any instability with the 2.4.4 kernel + 
> > > > David's patch on
> > > > Lions?  I have been running it successfully on a 2P C0 Big 
> > > > Sur with BIOS
> > > > 103.  On a 4P C0 Lion with BIOS 73, however, I consistantly 
> > > > get lockups
> > > > after a short time.  Usually I get a totally black screen.  
> > > > I'm going to try
> > > > 2.4.3 and see if I still see the same problem.  2.4.2 seem to 
> > > > work fine.
> > > 
> > > I had one lockup after about 18 hours of heavy stress 
> > copy-and-compare and
> > > NIC traffic last night.
> > > 4P C0, Lion B2 board set, BIOS 80.  Black screen, no magic 
> > sysrq.  I'm
> > > trying to reproduce it now.
> > > 
> > > Under normal light loads I haven't seen any issues.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Matt
> > > 
> > > --
> > > Matt Domsch
> > > Sr. Software Engineer
> > > Dell Linux Solutions
> > > www.dell.com/linux
> > 
> > -- 
> > Mike Madore
> > Senior Software Engineer
> > TurboLinux, Inc.
> > (650)228-5203
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > Linux-IA64 mailing list
> > Linux-IA64@linuxia64.org
> > http://lists.linuxia64.org/lists/listinfo/linux-ia64
> > 
> > 
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> > 

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Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[David Mosberger]

>>>>> On Wed, 23 May 2001 09:43:10 -0700, Michael Madore <mmadore@turbolinux.com> said:

  Michael> Well, almost everything.  I still have the problem with the
  Michael> onboard e100 network adapter.  This is the problem where
  Michael> transferring certain files via nfs causes nfs to die.

Die or "get stuck"?  It shouldn't die.

	--david

Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[Michael Madore]

What I meant to say was it gets violently ill. ;-)

You are correct, it "get's stuck"  It is the same problem that was discussed
on the list in February.

On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 11:21:25AM -0700, David Mosberger wrote:
> >>>>> On Wed, 23 May 2001 09:43:10 -0700, Michael Madore <mmadore@turbolinux.com> said:
> 
>   Michael> Well, almost everything.  I still have the problem with the
>   Michael> onboard e100 network adapter.  This is the problem where
>   Michael> transferring certain files via nfs causes nfs to die.
> 
> Die or "get stuck"?  It shouldn't die.
> 
> 	--david

-- 
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Senior Software Engineer
TurboLinux, Inc.
(650)228-5203

RE: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[Mallick, Asit K]

Mike,

A workaround should be implemented and I will need to investigate on this.
In the mean time you can use an add-on Intel 10/100 ethernet card and this
problem is not present.

Thanks,
Asit


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Madore [mailto:mmadore@turbolinux.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 11:23 AM
> To: David Mosberger
> Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
> Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions
> 
> 
> What I meant to say was it gets violently ill. ;-)
> 
> You are correct, it "get's stuck"  It is the same problem 
> that was discussed
> on the list in February.
> 
> On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 11:21:25AM -0700, David Mosberger wrote:
> > >>>>> On Wed, 23 May 2001 09:43:10 -0700, Michael Madore 
> <mmadore@turbolinux.com> said:
> > 
> >   Michael> Well, almost everything.  I still have the 
> problem with the
> >   Michael> onboard e100 network adapter.  This is the problem where
> >   Michael> transferring certain files via nfs causes nfs to die.
> > 
> > Die or "get stuck"?  It shouldn't die.
> > 
> > 	--david
> 
> -- 
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> Senior Software Engineer
> TurboLinux, Inc.
> (650)228-5203
> 
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Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[Michael Madore]

Thanks Asit.  Is there a way to temporarily disable the on board NIC?  Our
installer always defaults to eth0 for network installs.  As luck would have
it, the e100 modules get loaded before our add in 3com.

On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 01:06:21PM -0700, Mallick, Asit K wrote:
> Mike,
> 
> A workaround should be implemented and I will need to investigate on this.
> In the mean time you can use an add-on Intel 10/100 ethernet card and this
> problem is not present.
> 
> Thanks,
> Asit
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Madore [mailto:mmadore@turbolinux.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 11:23 AM
> > To: David Mosberger
> > Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
> > Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions
> > 
> > 
> > What I meant to say was it gets violently ill. ;-)
> > 
> > You are correct, it "get's stuck"  It is the same problem 
> > that was discussed
> > on the list in February.
> > 
> > On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 11:21:25AM -0700, David Mosberger wrote:
> > > >>>>> On Wed, 23 May 2001 09:43:10 -0700, Michael Madore 
> > <mmadore@turbolinux.com> said:
> > > 
> > >   Michael> Well, almost everything.  I still have the 
> > problem with the
> > >   Michael> onboard e100 network adapter.  This is the problem where
> > >   Michael> transferring certain files via nfs causes nfs to die.
> > > 
> > > Die or "get stuck"?  It shouldn't die.
> > > 
> > > 	--david
> > 
> > -- 
> > Mike Madore
> > Senior Software Engineer
> > TurboLinux, Inc.
> > (650)228-5203
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
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> > 
> 
> 
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RE: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[Robboy, David G]

> 
> Thanks Asit.  Is there a way to temporarily disable the on 
> board NIC?  Our
> installer always defaults to eth0 for network installs.  As 
> luck would have
> it, the e100 modules get loaded before our add in 3com.

If you build a kernel with the 3com driver linked in (not a module), and
don't configure in the e100, it should work.  I just did that with a Tulip
card and it's working.

David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Madore [mailto:mmadore@turbolinux.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 1:54 PM
> To: Mallick, Asit K
> Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
> Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions
> 
> 
> Thanks Asit.  Is there a way to temporarily disable the on 
> board NIC?  Our
> installer always defaults to eth0 for network installs.  As 
> luck would have
> it, the e100 modules get loaded before our add in 3com.
> 
> On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 01:06:21PM -0700, Mallick, Asit K wrote:
> > Mike,
> > 
> > A workaround should be implemented and I will need to 
> investigate on this.
> > In the mean time you can use an add-on Intel 10/100 
> ethernet card and this
> > problem is not present.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Asit
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Michael Madore [mailto:mmadore@turbolinux.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 11:23 AM
> > > To: David Mosberger
> > > Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
> > > Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions
> > > 
> > > 
> > > What I meant to say was it gets violently ill. ;-)
> > > 
> > > You are correct, it "get's stuck"  It is the same problem 
> > > that was discussed
> > > on the list in February.
> > > 
> > > On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 11:21:25AM -0700, David Mosberger wrote:
> > > > >>>>> On Wed, 23 May 2001 09:43:10 -0700, Michael Madore 
> > > <mmadore@turbolinux.com> said:
> > > > 
> > > >   Michael> Well, almost everything.  I still have the 
> > > problem with the
> > > >   Michael> onboard e100 network adapter.  This is the 
> problem where
> > > >   Michael> transferring certain files via nfs causes nfs to die.
> > > > 
> > > > Die or "get stuck"?  It shouldn't die.
> > > > 
> > > > 	--david
> > > 
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Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.4 stability on Lions

[Michael Madore]

Unfortunately, this is for an install CD, so I can't statically link in a
driver.

On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 02:54:30PM -0700, Robboy, David G wrote:
> > 
> > Thanks Asit.  Is there a way to temporarily disable the on 
> > board NIC?  Our
> > installer always defaults to eth0 for network installs.  As 
> > luck would have
> > it, the e100 modules get loaded before our add in 3com.
> 
> If you build a kernel with the 3com driver linked in (not a module), and
> don't configure in the e100, it should work.  I just did that with a Tulip
> card and it's working.
> 
> David

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