RE: 2.1.x and IBM Netfinity
Stepan, Jamison (Jamison.Stepan@state.mn.us)
Tue, 10 Nov 1998 05:18:49 -0600
> Well, I tried the 16M trick and it didn't make a difference.
>
> Thanks on the Net card tip. It works like a charm!
>
> Not sure about the PCI BIOS either. IBM isn't very forthcoming in their
> documentation about specifics like that.
>
> I did some dumps of some /proc stuff while it was in 2.1.127 for a bit.
> Here's what I was able to get:
>
> /proc/cpuinfo
> processor: 0
> vendor_id: GenuineIntel
> cpu family: 6
> model: 5
> model name: Pentium II (Deschutes)
> stepping: 1
> cpu MHz: 398.243459
> cache size: 512 KB
> fdiv_bug: no
> hlt_bug: no
> sep_bug: no
> f00f_bug: no
> fpu: yes
> fpu_exception: yes
> cpuid level: 2
> wp: yes
> flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
> pse36 mmx osfxsr
> bogomips: 397.31
>
> processor: 1
> vendor_id: GenuineIntel
> cpu family: 6
> model: 5
> model name: Pentium II (Deschutes)
> stepping: 1
> cpu MHz : 398.243459
> cache size : 512 KB
> fdiv_bug : no
> hlt_bug : no
> sep_bug : no
> f00f_bug : no
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid level : 2
> wp : yes
> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
> cmov pat pse36 mmx osfxsr
> bogomips : 397.31
>
> /proc/meminfo (obviously before I tried the 16M boot)
> total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached:
> Mem: 527790080 45793280 481996800 48599040 6557696 21204992
> Swap: 131567616 0 131567616
> MemTotal: 515420 kB
> MemFree: 470700 kB
> MemShared: 47460 kB
> Buffers: 6404 kB
> Cached: 20708 kB
> SwapTotal: 128484 kB
> SwapFree: 128484 kB
>
> /proc/mtrr
> reg00: base=0x00000000 ( 0MB), size= 512MB: write-back, count=1
>
> /proc/pci
> PCI devices found:
> Bus 0, device 0, function 0:
> Host bridge: Intel 440BX - 82443BX Host (no AGP) (rev 2).
> Medium devsel. Master Capable. Latency=32.
> Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x0 [0x8].
> Bus 0, device 3, function 0:
> SCSI storage controller: IBM ServeRAID (rev 4).
> Medium devsel. IRQ b. Master Capable. Latency=48.
> I/O at 0x2000 [0x2001].
> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfebfe000 [0xfebfe000].
> Bus 0, device 4, function 0:
> PCI bridge: IBM 82351 (rev 7).
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable.
> Latency=248. Min Gnt=131.
> Bus 0, device 5, function 0:
> Ethernet controller: 3Com 3C900 10bTPO (rev 0).
> Medium devsel. IRQ f. Master Capable. Latency=48. Min Gnt=3.Max
> Lat=8.
> I/O at 0x2180 [0x2181].
> Bus 0, device 6, function 0:
> SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7881U (rev 1).
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 9. Master Capable.
> Latency=48. Min Gnt=8.Max Lat=8.
> I/O at 0x2200 [0x2201].
> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfebfd000 [0xfebfd000].
> Bus 0, device 14, function 0:
> Ethernet controller: AMD 79C970 (rev 37).
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ a. Master Capable.
> Latency=48. Min Gnt=24.Max Lat=24.
> I/O at 0x21c0 [0x21c1].
> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfebfcc00 [0xfebfcc00].
> Bus 0, device 15, function 0:
> VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. Trio64V2/DX or /GX (rev 22).
> Medium devsel. IRQ 9.
> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf4000000 [0xf4000000].
> Bus 0, device 19, function 0:
> ISA bridge: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 2).
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable. No
> bursts.
> Bus 0, device 19, function 1:
> IDE interface: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 1).
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable.
> Latency=48.
> I/O at 0xffa0 [0xffa1].
> Bus 0, device 19, function 2:
> USB Controller: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 1).
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ a. Master Capable.
> Latency=48.
> I/O at 0xff00 [0xff01].
> Bus 0, device 19, function 3:
> Bridge: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 2).
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable.
>
> /proc/ioports
> 0000-001f : dma1
> 0020-003f : pic1
> 0040-005f : timer
> 0060-006f : keyboard
> 0080-008f : dma page reg
> 00a0-00bf : pic2
> 00c0-00df : dma2
> 00f0-00ff : fpu
> 01f0-01f7 : ide0
> 02f8-02ff : serial(auto)
> 03c0-03df : vga+
> 03f6-03f6 : ide0
> 03f8-03ff : serial(auto)
> 21c0-21d7 : PCnet/FAST 79C971
> 2200-22be : aic7xxx
> ffa0-ffa7 : ide0
>
> /proc/stat
> cpu 1513 369 1558 96312
> cpu0 717 169 1003 47987
> cpu1 796 200 555 48325
> disk 11075 1 0 0
> disk_rio 9721 1 0 0
> disk_wio 1354 0 0 0
> disk_rblk 19448 2 0 0
> disk_wblk 2708 0 0 0
> page 31272 2254
> swap 1 0
> intr 69351 49876 2064 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11185 2521 0 3694 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> ctxt 98427
> btime 910658644
> processes 530
>
> If anyone wants to see anything else just let me know.
>
> Thanks again to everyone on the list willing to help out.
>
> Jamison
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Ledford [SMTP:dledford@redhat.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 09, 1998 4:22 PM
> To: Stepan, Jamison
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu; sct@redhat.com
> Subject: Re: 2.1.x and IBM Netfinity
>
> On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Stepan, Jamison wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > We have linux installed on an IBM Netfinity 5500 and under 2.0.x
> everything
> > works well. When I tried upgrading is when we ran into problems. Here's
> what
> > I can say:
> >
> > The machine has some proprietary stuff in it (ServeRAID and a weird Net
> > card)
>
> Use the PCNet32 nic driver.
>
> > Under 2.0.x only one is recognized since IBM uses the v1.4 BIOS (hence
> one
> > big reason we want to move to 2.1).
>
> Yep, know this one.
>
> > When I compiled and installed the new kernel the machine reboots and
> sees
> > both processors (yay!) and starts working normally. After about 17 to 19
> > minutes though it completely locks and reboots. It's a hard enough
> reboot
> > that the machines built in error light comes on which is only supposed
> to
> > happen in case of hardware failure. The machine will cycle and through
> and
> > continue this process every 17 to 19 minutes. The first thing I tried
> was
> > pulling the second processor and making it run on just one. It didn't
> change
> > anything.
>
> Try the following test. Boot with mem=16m and see if it lives any longer.
> If that works, then I think we already have at least a clue about the
> problem, although not an answer yet.
>
> Stephen may have some other tests he would like you to run. Anyone know
> where we can get documentation on the Reliance Champion 2.0LE PCI Chipset
> that these machines use? (at least, I haven't seen this exact model of
> machine, but I think it uses the Reliance PCI chipset like the 5000 I have
> here)
>
> Doug Ledford <dledford@redhat.com>
> Opinions expressed are my own, but
> they should be everybody's.
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