From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tejun Heo Subject: Re: Sata_via problems in a Vintage2-AE1 Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:45:26 -0500 Message-ID: <45CDDA86.2000607@gmail.com> References: <200702090010.06897.lepalom@wol.es> <45CC42FF.5030507@gmail.com> <200702091814.02530.lepalom@wol.es> <200702092109.25029.lepalom@wol.es> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com ([66.249.82.228]:62985 "EHLO wx-out-0506.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932478AbXBJOp7 (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:45:59 -0500 Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id h31so1181920wxd for ; Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:45:58 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <200702092109.25029.lepalom@wol.es> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: lepalom@wol.es Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Alan Cox , Jean Delvare [cc'ing Alan and Jean, Hi!] Leopold Palomo Avellaneda wrote: > A Divendres 09 Febrer 2007 18:13, Leopold Palomo Avellaneda va escriure: >> A Divendres 09 Febrer 2007 10:46, Tejun Heo va escriure: >>> Leopold Palomo Avellaneda wrote: >>>> Dear people, >>>> >>>> I have a barebone Asus Vintage2-AE1 [1]. This box has a mobo Asus >>>> A8V-MQ. The board has: >>>> - the Socket 939 for AMD Athlon 64FX/Athlon 64. >>>> - North Bridge: VIA K8M800 >>>> - South Bridge: VIA VT8251 >>>> - VIA Graphics Integrated >>>> - IDE 2 x UltraDMA 133 >>>> - 4 x Serial ATA >>>> ... >>>> >>>> I'm using the bios version 0206. The 0210 doesn't show me the vga card, >>>> so I don't have graphics mode. I think that is a buggy bios. >>>> >>>> The bios is configured with vt8251 in AHCI mode and bios boot up >>>> activated, so the hd is recognized in the beginning. I don't have any >>>> raid, only one hd. The hd is a Maxtor 6V250F0. >>>> >>>> I'm using a debian etch but the i386 version. The only way that I can >>>> use the hd is using a 2.6.16 standard kernel with the modifications >>>> explained in this page [2]. Basically you have to use their ahci.c and >>>> sata_via.c. The modifications are small from the original code from Mr >>>> Jeff Garzik. >>>> >>>> I have tried to use the 2.6.18 and 2.6.20rc6 and the result is the >>>> same. The kernel boots, but when arrives at the ata3, >>>> >>>> scsi2 : ahci >>>> ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) >>>> ata3.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xec) >>>> ata3.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x104) >>>> .... repeated some times ... >>>> scsi3 : ahci >>>> ata4: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) >>>> scsi4 : ahci >>>> ata4: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) >>>> scsi5 : ahci >>>> ata6: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) >>>> Done. >>>> Begin: Mounting root file system... ... >>>> Begin: Running /scripts/local-top >>>> ide0: I/O resource 0x3F6-0x3F6 not free. >>>> ide0: ports already in use, skipping probe. >>>> ide1: I/O resource 0x376-0x376 not free. >>>> ide1: ports already in use, skipping probe. >>>> Done. >>>> Begin: Waiting for root file system ... >>> It might be VIA IRQ quirk problem. >>> >>> 1. Does giving 'irqpoll' parameter to kernel make any difference? >> yes. Now it boots. However I'm having a lot of messages: >> APIC error on CPU0 >> and I begin to have problems with the network card. >> >>> 2. Can you give a shot at 2.6.20? >> yes, I'm doing it now. >> >> Thank's a lot. But, why with irqpoll works and without no? > > well, I summarize. > > With the default options of the kernel I cannot boot in this device with any > kernel. Only with 2.6.20 and the irqpoll or the 2.6.16 modified files I can > boot. > > I have a lot of APIC error on CPU0. It seems one of via pci routing quirk problem. Can you give a shot at 'acpi=off' or 'acpi=noirq' without 'irqpoll'? I dunno much about what's going on there. Alan, Jean, any ideas? Thanks. -- tejun