Re: Sata_via problems in a Vintage2-AE1

[Tejun Heo]

[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
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