[Linux-ia64] i2000 won't boot for me with current 2.5.69-bk

[Linux-ia64] i2000 won't boot for me with current 2.5.69-bk

[Peter Chubb]

I've tracked down the problem to something in mca.c:  the second call
to get SAL error logs causes a partial reboot instead of returning
error logs.  I instrumented bits of mca.c to see what was going on
(hope the printk output is self-explanatory). This is on a
uniprocessor i2000.

calling initcall 0xa00000010070fbe8  ( __initcall_ia64_mca_check_errors )
ia64_mca_log_sal_error_record
ia64_log_get()
ia64_log_get -- log_lock
ia64_log_get -- sal_get_state_info
SAL_CALL(isrv, SAL_GET_STATE_INFO, ...)
sal_get_state_info returned 0
log_get returned null
calling initcall 0xa00000010070fbf0 ( __initcall_ia64_mca_late_init )
init_timer(cmc_poll_timer)
init_tiemr(cpe_poll_timer)
acpi_request_vector(ACPI_INTERRUPT_CPE1) (obviously couldn't get it...)
ia64_mca_cpe_poll
set start_count
smp call ia64_mca_cpe_int_caller
local call ia64_mca_cpe_int_caller
ia64_mca_cpe_int_handler
ia64_mca_log_sal_error_record
ia64_log_get()
ia64_log_get -- log_lock
ia64_log_get -- sal_get_state_info
SAL_CALL(isrv, SAL_GET_STATE_INFO, ...)

(Monitor goes blank, I hear the floppy drive seek, and machine becomes
totally unresponsive and needs to be power cycled to continue)

Does anyone have any ideas?

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[Linux-ia64] i2000 won't boot for me with current 2.5.69-bk

[Peter Chubb]

>>>>> "Peter" = Peter Chubb <peter@chubb.wattle.id.au> writes:

Peter> I've tracked down the problem to something in mca.c: the second
Peter> call to get SAL error logs causes a partial reboot instead of
Peter> returning error logs.  I instrumented bits of mca.c to see what
Peter> was going on (hope the printk output is self-explanatory). This
Peter> is on a uniprocessor i2000.

If I disable CONFIG_MCA the machine boots and appears to work (except
for the ps/2 keyboard and mouse).

Peter C

Re: [Linux-ia64] i2000 won't boot for me with current 2.5.69-bk

[Alex Williamson]

> >>>>> "Peter" = Peter Chubb <peter@chubb.wattle.id.au> writes:
> 
> Peter> I've tracked down the problem to something in mca.c: the second
> Peter> call to get SAL error logs causes a partial reboot instead of
> Peter> returning error logs.  I instrumented bits of mca.c to see what
> Peter> was going on (hope the printk output is self-explanatory). This
> Peter> is on a uniprocessor i2000.
> 
> If I disable CONFIG_MCA the machine boots and appears to work (except
> for the ps/2 keyboard and mouse).
> 

Peter,

   See this thread:

https://lists.linuxia64.org/archives//linux-ia64/2003-March/004872.html

In short, if you're not up to at least firmware rev 117c on your i2000,
you need to upgraded.  The CPE polling between 2.4 & 2.5 should be pretty
much identical.

	Alex

Re: [Linux-ia64] i2000 won't boot for me with current 2.5.69-bk

[Peter Chubb]

>>>>> "Alex" = Alex Williamson <alex_williamson@hp.com> writes:

>> >>>>> "Peter" = Peter Chubb <peter@chubb.wattle.id.au> writes:
>> 
Peter> I've tracked down the problem to something in mca.c: the second
Peter> call to get SAL error logs causes a partial reboot instead of
Peter> returning error logs.  I instrumented bits of mca.c to see what
Peter> was going on (hope the printk output is self-explanatory). This
Peter> is on a uniprocessor i2000.
>> If I disable CONFIG_MCA the machine boots and appears to work
>> (except for the ps/2 keyboard and mouse).
>> 

Alex> Peter,

Alex>    See this thread:

Alex> https://lists.linuxia64.org/archives//linux-ia64/2003-March/004872.html

The system was running BIOS revision 130.  I reflashed it, and the
problem appears to have gone away.  I don't undestrand why.

Peter C