From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 29 May 2001 20:37:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 29 May 2001 20:37:19 -0400 Received: from smtpout.ev1.net ([207.218.192.47]:57096 "EHLO smtp3.ev1.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 29 May 2001 20:37:09 -0400 Message-ID: <3B144067.60EA@ev1.net> Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 19:35:51 -0500 From: Robert Redelmeier X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.4 freezes on VIA KT133 -- mine FIXED Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Mark Hahn wrote: > > > contrary to the implication here, I don't believe there is any *general* > > > problem with Linux/VIA/AMD stability. there are well-known issues > ... > > VIA hardware is not suitable for anything until we _know_ the > > truth about what is wrong. VIA is hiding something big. > afaik, there are absolutely zero problems reported with kt133-no-a > machines, for instance. mine has certainly worked flawlessly for a > long time, on most every 2.3/2.4 kernel over the past year+. FWIW, I'm shaking down a 8.5*100 T'bird VIA VT8363 (no "A") Northbridge & VT82C686A (Southbridge). KT133 no A. No HPT366. I had terrible read errors on a single UDMA66 HD: one in 5 md5sums on an unmounted 1.5 GB partition was different. WD Diags said drives were good (sectors verified OK). Swapped PS, RAM, HDs, cables, PCI cards, 2.2/2.4/FreeBSD kernels, nothing helped ... ... until I slowed the SDRAM down from the PC133 (it really _is_ and passes memtest-86 and my burnMMX) down to PC100. At least UDMA is still working, even if my RAM is decidedly slower. YMMV I've now tested 9 hrs copying a 500 MB file back and forth on the same drive without error. 21 hrs copying back and forth and md5sum'ing from /dev/hdc3 [UDMA66] is OK too. -- Robert author `cpuburn` http://users.ev1.net/~redelm