VIA CHIPSET KT 400 / 8235 troubleshooting

VIA CHIPSET KT 400 / 8235 troubleshooting

[Laurent Pierre (MIS)]

> Hello,
> 
> I'm having some problems with my new hardware and I was told in a forum to
> contact you to get more information.
> 
> I am using a pc based upon the following configuration : 
> Processor : ATHLON XP 2000+ 
> Memory : 512 MO 
> Motherboard : DFI AD77 ( KT 400 / 8235 chipset. ) 
> Video Card : Leadtek Winfast A 180 DDR T 
> 
> The motherboard has been already patch with the bios's last version found
> at <http://www.dfi.com.tw/Upload/BIOS/Ad770311.zip> 
> 
> I've installed Mandrake 9.1 RC2 
> 
> Everytime , my pc hangs during the installation and i have the following
> messages : 
> 
> - CPU AMD Athlon (tm) XP 2000+ stepping 00 
> - Enabling Fast FPU save and restore ... done 
> - Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support... done 
> - Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK 
> - Checking for popad bug... OK 
> - POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX 
> - enabled ExtINT on CPU #0 
> - ESR value before enabling vector : 00000002 
> 
> I have tried to disable the USB ports without success. 
> I've tried to activate / deactivate the ACPI mode as well, but nothing. 
> I've applied the latest BIOS patch from DFI. 
> Thus, the problem seems to be between the APIC and the kernel version. 
> 
> I tried again yesterday to install  Mandrake 9.1 RC2 and it hangs... 
> 
> i've tried an Manual install and i've choosen a older kernel version (
> which is given in Mandrake's advanced installation menu ) , and
> installation was ok ! BUT when booting for the first time after choosing
> Mandrake in the LILO menu, the PC hangs with the same error message... 
> 
> I've tried to activate / deactivate APIC : No result. 
> 
> I would really appreciate any help or advice you could offer on this
> problem.
> Thanks in advance. 
> 
> Pierre Laurent 


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Re: VIA CHIPSET KT 400 / 8235 troubleshooting

[Henrik Storner]

In <0060478E58FDD611A4A200508BCF7BD97BF752@pleyel.chant.com> "Laurent Pierre (MIS)" <Pierre.Laurent2@eurotunnel.com> writes:

>> Motherboard : DFI AD77 ( KT 400 / 8235 chipset. ) 
>> Everytime , my pc hangs during the installation and i have the following
>> messages : 
>> - ESR value before enabling vector : 00000002 
>> I've tried to activate / deactivate APIC : No result. 

My KT400 motherboard (Soltek) requires me to boot with the "noapic"
parameter, or it will hang in a similar manner. Did you try that,
or did you just enable/disable the APIC in the BIOS ?

-- 
Henrik Storner <henrik@hswn.dk> 

Re: VIA CHIPSET KT 400 / 8235 troubleshooting

[Daniel Egger]

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Am Die, 2003-06-03 um 10.17 schrieb Henrik Storner:

> My KT400 motherboard (Soltek) requires me to boot with the "noapic"
> parameter, or it will hang in a similar manner. Did you try that,
> or did you just enable/disable the APIC in the BIOS ?

My ECS L7VTA will boot with APIC enabled but has interrupt problems 
with at least the NIC and thus will stop booting (over network that is).
Alan told me yesterday in private that he thinks he knows the problem
and has a solution in his -ac series.

Haven't had a chance to try that though...

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Servus,
       Daniel

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Re: VIA CHIPSET KT 400 / 8235 troubleshooting

[Steve Brueggeman]

I have a Soyo KT400 Dragon Ultra which would hang at boot unless I
specified "noapic".

linux-2.4.21-rc6-ac1 boots fine with APIC enabled, without the
"noapic" kernel parameter.

So, to install Mandrake 9.1, specify the "noapic" parameter, and once
installed, give linux-2.4.21-rc6-ac1 a try.


Alan, thanks for the fix.  I was beginning to wonder if my KT400
chipset would be supported by a stable kernel.

Steve Brueggeman

On 03 Jun 2003 10:31:37 +0200, you wrote:

>Am Die, 2003-06-03 um 10.17 schrieb Henrik Storner:
>
>> My KT400 motherboard (Soltek) requires me to boot with the "noapic"
>> parameter, or it will hang in a similar manner. Did you try that,
>> or did you just enable/disable the APIC in the BIOS ?
>
>My ECS L7VTA will boot with APIC enabled but has interrupt problems 
>with at least the NIC and thus will stop booting (over network that is).
>Alan told me yesterday in private that he thinks he knows the problem
>and has a solution in his -ac series.
>
>Haven't had a chance to try that though...

Re: VIA CHIPSET KT 400 / 8235 troubleshooting

[Jurriaan]

From: Steve Brueggeman <xioborg@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, Jun 03, 2003 at 11:37:13AM -0500
> linux-2.4.21-rc6-ac1 boots fine with APIC enabled, without the
> "noapic" kernel parameter.
> 
> So, to install Mandrake 9.1, specify the "noapic" parameter, and once
> installed, give linux-2.4.21-rc6-ac1 a try.
> 
> 
> Alan, thanks for the fix.  I was beginning to wonder if my KT400
> chipset would be supported by a stable kernel.
> 
Is this with or without ACPI?

Thanks,
Jurriaan
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Re: VIA CHIPSET KT 400 / 8235 troubleshooting

[Steve Brueggeman]

On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 20:40:31 +0200, you wrote:

>From: Steve Brueggeman <xioborg@yahoo.com>
>Date: Tue, Jun 03, 2003 at 11:37:13AM -0500
>> linux-2.4.21-rc6-ac1 boots fine with APIC enabled, without the
>> "noapic" kernel parameter.
>> 
>> So, to install Mandrake 9.1, specify the "noapic" parameter, and once
>> installed, give linux-2.4.21-rc6-ac1 a try.
>> 
>> 
>> Alan, thanks for the fix.  I was beginning to wonder if my KT400
>> chipset would be supported by a stable kernel.
>> 
>Is this with or without ACPI?
With ACPI enabled in BIOS, and compiled in.  


>
>Thanks,
>Jurriaan