From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rasmus Melgaard Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: sata_sil problems (lockup at boottime)] Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:36:05 +0100 Message-ID: <200502081136.05737.rme@image.dk> References: <4208483C.2060808@comcast.net> Reply-To: rme@image.dk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Received: from smarthost1.tiscali.dk ([62.79.79.25]:51371 "EHLO smarthost1.tiscali.dk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261509AbVBHKgJ convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Feb 2005 05:36:09 -0500 In-Reply-To: <4208483C.2060808@comcast.net> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Doug McLain Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Hi, I had problems with the sata_sil (pci sil3112) at boot time, the proble= m was=20 bios settings for the PCI bus. I disabled 'BYTE MERGE' on my Asus A7V b= oard=20 and i worked. Rasmus On Tuesday 08 February 2005 06:03, Doug McLain wrote: > Any word on this? It's been reported here a few times now. > > I am having exactly the same problem, the only difference being the > model of drive. Mine is a WD2000. The sata_sil module loads ok thou= gh, > if the drive is not connected. If it is connected, hard lock. Teste= d > on 2.4.25, 2.6.9, 2.6.10. > > Doug > Encapsulated message >=20 >=20 > Re: sata_sil problems (lockup at boottime) >=20 >=20 > From:=20 > Doug McLain >=20 >=20 > To:=20 > Gerald Hopf , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.or= g >=20 >=20 > Date:=20 > 2005-01-10 16:34 >=20 >=20 > Gerald Hopf wrote: > > Hello everyone, > >=20 > > i'm having some really strange problems with the sata_sil driver. > >=20 > > My hardware: > > Asus A7N8X Deluxe Rev 1.x with onboard Sil3112 Controller > > - Samsung SP1614C SATA Harddrive > > - for further testing : PATA to SATA Adapter that came with an ABIT= =20 > > Mainboard > >=20 > > What i'm trying to accomplish: i'm trying to use this Samsung SATA=20 > > harddrive in my Linux Fileserver: > >=20 > > When the Silicon Image Controller is enabled (it can be disabled by= a=20 > > jumper) and no harddrive is connected, everything boots fine. > > If i connect a harddrive, i get the following message (exact messag= es=20 > > change slightly) while booting: > >=20 > > - - - - - =A0START =A0- - - - - > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > > [] common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 > > [] __do_softirq+0x30/0x90 > > [] do_softirq+0x41/0x50 > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > > [] irq_exit+0x34/0x40 > > [] do_IRQ+9x45/0x60 > > [] common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 > > [] delay_tsc+0x14/0x20 > > [] __delay+0x12/0x20 > > [] ata_pio_complet+0xe0/0x1f0 > > [] ata_pio_test+0x95/0xb0 > > [] worker_thread+0x1cc/0x290 > > [] ata_pio_task+0x0/0xb0 > > [] default_wake_function+0x0/0x20 > > [] default_wake_function+0x0/0x20 > > [] worker_thread+0x0/0x290 > > [] kthread+0xa5/0xb0 > > [] kthread+0x0/0xb0 > > [] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x14 > > handlers: > > [] (ata_interrupt+0x0/0x1c0) > > Disabling IRQ #11 > > ata: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/100, 361882080 sectors: lba 48 > > _ > > - - - - - =A0END - - - - - > >=20 > > This happens with both the Samsung SP1614C "native" SATA drive, as = well=20 > > as with an IBM 180GB PATA drive, using a PATA-to-SATA Adapter. > > So i'm not sure whether this is harddrive dependent, but at least i= t=20 > > doesn't look like it... > >=20 > > This problem has been there in all of the latest 2.6.X kernel revis= ions.=20 > > I'm currently using 2.6.10-rc3 (which came out today), but i've all= ready=20 > > had this problem in 2.6.9 and 2.6.8 and probably even 2.6.7 if i=20 > > remember correctly. > >=20 > > I tried quite a lot to get rid of those problems, including: > > - Flashing a new/different Bios (even with different versions of th= e=20 > > Silicon Image SATA Bios part: 4.2.47 and 4.2.50) > > - Disabling APIC in the Bios, compiling Kernel with or without APIC > > - Changing the IRQ of the Controller by reserving IRQ#11 in the Bio= s > > - Disabling allmost every other onboard device i could, including=20 > > serial/parallel/usb/firewire/3com lan (and there are no PCI/Addon c= ards=20 > > besides an nvidia geforce2mx agp card installed in this pc anyway!) > > - Connecting drives to both ports > >=20 > > I found the following discussions which might be related to what i'= m=20 > > experiencing, but noone seems to have a solution. Some seem to sugg= est=20 > > it worked fine till 2.6.5: > > (The first two seem to be most related, i'm not so sure of the thir= d one) > > http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/archive/index.php/t-26543.html > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D128180 > > http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/archive/index.php/t-23028.html > >=20 > > Screenshots of the error messages can be found here: > > http://www.nv-systems.net/pics/lkml/sata_sil1.jpg <-- the one from = above > > http://www.nv-systems.net/pics/lkml/sata_sil2.jpg <-- with samsung=20 > > instead of ibm > > http://www.nv-systems.net/pics/lkml/sata_sil3.jpg <-- the screen ju= st=20 > > before the problem > >=20 > > Is there ANYTHING i can do (except buying a promise controller) ? > >=20 > > Yours sincerely, > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Gerald >=20 > I am having exactly the same problem, the only difference being the=20 > model of drive. =A0Mine is a WD2000. =A0The sata_sil module loads ok = though,=20 > if the drive is not connected. =A0If it is connected, hard lock. =A0T= ested=20 > on 2.4.25, 2.6.9, 2.6.10. >=20 > Doug >=20 > --=20 > http://nostar.net/ > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kerne= l" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at =A0http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at =A0http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > End of encapsulated message