Re: massive filesystem corruption with 2.4.9

Kristian
2001-08-21T16:01:11Z

Alan Cox wrote:
> Typically this indicates disk, memory or chipset problems. If your disk is
> in UDMA33/66 mode you can pretty rule the disk out as the data is
> protected
>
> If you have a VIA chipset, especially if there is an SB Live! in the machine
> then that may be the cause (fixes in 2.4.8-ac, should be a fix in 2.4.9 but
> Linus tree also applies another bogus change but which should be harmless)

No. I can't find any VIA chipset. I'm really surprised. :-) But it is an
original Compaq-Board (EP-Series..) with a horroble BIOS. It seems that they're
using intel only..

I did a probe of my harddisk with IBM's Drive Fitness program. It detected no
errors.

Here's the output of it:

Model : IBM-DTLA-305040
Serial no. : YJ025714
Capacity : 41.17 GB
Cache size : 380 KB
Microcode level : TW4OA60A
ATA Compliance : ATA-5

Ultra DMA
Highest mode : 5
Active mode : 1

Settings
Write cache : Enabled
Read look-ahead : Enabled
Auto reassign : Enabled
S.M.A.R.T. operations : Enabled
S.M.A.R.T. status : Good
ABLE : Disabled
AAM : Disabled
Security feature : Supported
Password : Not Set

Here is the output of cat /proc/pci:
PCI devices found:
Bus 0, device 0, function 0:
Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX Host bridge (rev 3).
Master Capable. Latency=64.
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x44000000 [0x47ffffff].
Bus 0, device 1, function 0:
PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX AGP bridge (rev 3).
Master Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=140.
Bus 0, device 14, function 0:
Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 5).
IRQ 11.
Master Capable. Latency=66. Min Gnt=8.Max Lat=56.
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x48100000 [0x48100fff].
I/O at 0x1000 [0x101f].
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x48000000 [0x480fffff].
Bus 0, device 15, function 0:
Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 6).
IRQ 11.
Master Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=12.Max Lat=128.
I/O at 0x1080 [0x10bf].
Bus 0, device 16, function 0:
Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 (rev 17).
IRQ 11.
Master Capable. Latency=66. Min Gnt=16.Max Lat=40.
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x48200000 [0x48200fff].
Bus 0, device 16, function 1:
Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 (rev 17).
IRQ 11.
Master Capable. Latency=66. Min Gnt=4.Max Lat=255.
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x48300000 [0x48300fff].
Bus 0, device 20, function 0:
ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 2).
Bus 0, device 20, function 1:
IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 1).
Master Capable. Latency=64.
I/O at 0x1040 [0x104f].
Bus 0, device 20, function 2:
USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 1).
IRQ 11.
Master Capable. Latency=64.
I/O at 0x1020 [0x103f].
Bus 0, device 20, function 3:
Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 2).
IRQ 9.
Bus 1, device 0, function 0:
VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400 AGP (rev 130).
IRQ 11.
Master Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=16.Max Lat=32.
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x42000000 [0x43ffffff].
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x40800000 [0x40803fff].
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x40000000 [0x407fffff].

/proc/cpuinfo:

processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 8
model name : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping : 3
cpu MHz : 597.413
cache size : 256 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips : 1192.75

/proc/interrupts:

0: 1337585 XT-PIC timer
1: 46916 XT-PIC keyboard
2: 0 XT-PIC cascade
8: 1 XT-PIC rtc
11: 162990 XT-PIC es1371, bttv, eth0
12: 294331 XT-PIC PS/2 Mouse
14: 21839 XT-PIC ide0
15: 17 XT-PIC ide1
NMI: 0
ERR: 0

Kristian

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