[Linux-ia64] ia64_log_get error while booting

[Linux-ia64] ia64_log_get error while booting

[Daniel Yeisley]

I'm new to Linux on the IA64.  I installed Redhat 7.2 for the Itanium on a Lion 
system this morning.  It seemed to work fine.  I changed my screen resolution 
and rebooted.  I get a warning saying that my event log is full.  Linux starts 
to boot, but then it goes into what seems to be an infinite loop of alternating 
error messages.  They go by very quickly, but I believe that they are:
ia64_log_get: Failed to retrieve SAL error record type ...
ia64_mca_cpe_int_handler: received interrupt. vector = 
I've looked in the kernel source and both messages come from mca.c.  I'm not 
sure what the problem is.  I can't boot the machine, not even from the Redhat 
CDs.




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RE: [Linux-ia64] ia64_log_get error while booting

[Hall, Jenna S]

Daniel,

What BIOS are you running on your Lion?  Older BIOSes did not have the
correct firmware support for machine checks, so if you boot a kernel with
CONFIG_IA64_MCA enabled in the kernel config, this behavior could result.

You have two options:

1. Upgrade your BIOS - this is only an option if you have an OEM Lion (it is
not recommended or supported by Intel to upgrade the BIOS past build 83 on
SDV Lions).  You can determine if you have an OEM Lion by looking at the
back of the legacy I/O card inside the machine - OEM machines will have "OEM
Legacy" silkscreened on the back of the card.
2. Disable CONFIG_IA64_MCA in your .config file, rebuild the kernel, then
reboot with that new kernel.

Jenna

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Yeisley [mailto:dpy102@alumni.psu.edu]
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 12:57 PM
To: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
Subject: [Linux-ia64] ia64_log_get error while booting

I'm new to Linux on the IA64.  I installed Redhat 7.2 for the Itanium on a
Lion
system this morning.  It seemed to work fine.  I changed my screen
resolution
and rebooted.  I get a warning saying that my event log is full.  Linux
starts
to boot, but then it goes into what seems to be an infinite loop of
alternating
error messages.  They go by very quickly, but I believe that they are:
ia64_log_get: Failed to retrieve SAL error record type ...
ia64_mca_cpe_int_handler: received interrupt. vector I've looked in the kernel source and both messages come from mca.c.  I'm not
sure what the problem is.  I can't boot the machine, not even from the
Redhat
CDs.




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RE: [Linux-ia64] ia64_log_get error while booting

[Daniel Yeisley]

Well, it works now.  All I did was power cycle the machine.  I have no idea 
what could have been wrong.  I'll have to take a look at the BIOS level next 
week.

Thanks for the help.
Dan



Quoting "Hall, Jenna S" <jenna.s.hall@intel.com>:

> Daniel,
> 
> What BIOS are you running on your Lion?  Older BIOSes did not have the
> correct firmware support for machine checks, so if you boot a kernel with
> CONFIG_IA64_MCA enabled in the kernel config, this behavior could result.
> 
> You have two options:
> 
> 1. Upgrade your BIOS - this is only an option if you have an OEM Lion (it
> is
> not recommended or supported by Intel to upgrade the BIOS past build 83 on
> SDV Lions).  You can determine if you have an OEM Lion by looking at the
> back of the legacy I/O card inside the machine - OEM machines will have
> "OEM
> Legacy" silkscreened on the back of the card.
> 2. Disable CONFIG_IA64_MCA in your .config file, rebuild the kernel, then
> reboot with that new kernel.
> 
> Jenna
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Yeisley [mailto:dpy102@alumni.psu.edu]
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 12:57 PM
> To: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
> Subject: [Linux-ia64] ia64_log_get error while booting
> 
> I'm new to Linux on the IA64.  I installed Redhat 7.2 for the Itanium on a
> Lion
> system this morning.  It seemed to work fine.  I changed my screen
> resolution
> and rebooted.  I get a warning saying that my event log is full.  Linux
> starts
> to boot, but then it goes into what seems to be an infinite loop of
> alternating
> error messages.  They go by very quickly, but I believe that they are:
> ia64_log_get: Failed to retrieve SAL error record type ...
> ia64_mca_cpe_int_handler: received interrupt. vector > I've looked in the kernel source and both messages come from mca.c.  I'm
> not
> sure what the problem is.  I can't boot the machine, not even from the
> Redhat
> CDs.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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RE: [Linux-ia64] ia64_log_get error while booting

[Summers, Dow]

I've been tracking this problem on my machine. I've worked out
that if I have a CD in the drive with the drive door closed when
the machine is powered on it will boot and run.  If there isn't
a CD in the drive and the drive door is closed when I boot the
machine the kerenl hangs in the MCA code.

I'm running Redhat 7.2 with a bios 109.

---
Dow Summers


-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Yeisley [mailto:dpy102@alumni.psu.edu]
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 4:51 PM
To: Hall, Jenna S
Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
Subject: RE: [Linux-ia64] ia64_log_get error while booting


Well, it works now.  All I did was power cycle the machine.  I have no idea 
what could have been wrong.  I'll have to take a look at the BIOS level next

week.

Thanks for the help.
Dan



Quoting "Hall, Jenna S" <jenna.s.hall@intel.com>:

> Daniel,
> 
> What BIOS are you running on your Lion?  Older BIOSes did not have the
> correct firmware support for machine checks, so if you boot a kernel with
> CONFIG_IA64_MCA enabled in the kernel config, this behavior could result.
> 
> You have two options:
> 
> 1. Upgrade your BIOS - this is only an option if you have an OEM Lion (it
> is
> not recommended or supported by Intel to upgrade the BIOS past build 83 on
> SDV Lions).  You can determine if you have an OEM Lion by looking at the
> back of the legacy I/O card inside the machine - OEM machines will have
> "OEM
> Legacy" silkscreened on the back of the card.
> 2. Disable CONFIG_IA64_MCA in your .config file, rebuild the kernel, then
> reboot with that new kernel.
> 
> Jenna
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Yeisley [mailto:dpy102@alumni.psu.edu]
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 12:57 PM
> To: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
> Subject: [Linux-ia64] ia64_log_get error while booting
> 
> I'm new to Linux on the IA64.  I installed Redhat 7.2 for the Itanium on a
> Lion
> system this morning.  It seemed to work fine.  I changed my screen
> resolution
> and rebooted.  I get a warning saying that my event log is full.  Linux
> starts
> to boot, but then it goes into what seems to be an infinite loop of
> alternating
> error messages.  They go by very quickly, but I believe that they are:
> ia64_log_get: Failed to retrieve SAL error record type ...
> ia64_mca_cpe_int_handler: received interrupt. vector > I've looked in the kernel source and both messages come from mca.c.  I'm
> not
> sure what the problem is.  I can't boot the machine, not even from the
> Redhat
> CDs.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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