From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266072AbUAFGJQ (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Jan 2004 01:09:16 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266074AbUAFGJQ (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Jan 2004 01:09:16 -0500 Received: from k-kdom.nishanet.com ([65.125.12.2]:49928 "EHLO mail2k.k-kdom.nishanet.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266072AbUAFGJL (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Jan 2004 01:09:11 -0500 Message-ID: <3FFA51D1.2000401@nishanet.com> Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 01:12:33 -0500 From: Bob User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5a (20040102) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: kernel list Subject: Re: Linux hangs on nVidia nForce2 400 Ultra References: <20040104173624.19046.qmail@iname.com> <3FF8558A.2080308@reactivated.net> In-Reply-To: <3FF8558A.2080308@reactivated.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org All correct, and if you have Award bios an update may help stability with nforce2. -Bob D Daniel Drake wrote: > Hi, > > Theres been some work done on this issue lately. Originally, my system > only hung when I had IO-APIC and local APIC support compiled into the > kernel. But I think other people had hanging problems even without this. > > You could first try using a 2.6-mm series kernel, as these include > some patches which fix nforce2 problems for most people (but not me). > > The other option is to try Ross Dickinson's patches: > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=107199838022614&w=2 > > If you use Ross's patches, as well as the -mm fixes, you should revert > out the nforce-disconnect-quirk patch to avoid your CPU getting > needlessly hot. > > Personally, I have stability running 2.6.1-rc1-mm1 with the > disconnect-quirk reverted out, Ross's patches, booting with parameter > apic_tack=2. I have APIC/IOAPIC compiled in and working. > > Daniel. > > Herve Fache wrote: > >> Hi chaps! My system hangs (no oops, nothing) on disk access using >> either 2.4.23 or 2.6.0. A rather reliable way for me to crash it is >> to, for example, copy the sources of the Linux kernel. It hanged >> once on CD-ROM access, which could lead to a more IDE-level problem. >> Also, the only time it did it in another operating system (humm...) >> was after it crashed in Linux and I pressed reset (no shut down), >> which makes me think it could the IDE controller [driver]'s >> fault... It seems I'm the only one on Earth to have this problem >> (according to Google), but if there was a way to track it down I'd be >> happy to try. I have attached my 2.6.0 kernel config for info. >> Thanks! Hervé. > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >