Re: nforce2 stability on 2.6.0-test5 and 2.6.0-test9

[Brad House]

Interesting, I'll search through lkml for that.  The only thing
I can say is that we're not seeing that on nForce3 w/x86_64, which
is the only nforce mb I have access to, and it uses basically the
same driver.

-Brad

ross.alexander@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Brad,
>
> My problem is one of the infamous nforce2 hardlockups.  You don't get any
> kernel panic or anything that useful.  The system just locks up completely
> and has to be manually reset.
>
> The problem is known to associate with IDE activity and is thought (as far
> as I know) to originate somewhere in the IDE driver.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ross
>
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> Ross Alexander                           "We demand clearly defined
> MIS - NEC Europe Limited            boundaries of uncertainty and
> Work ph: +44 20 8752 3394         doubt."
>
>
>
>
> Brad House <brad@xxxxxxxx>
> 10/29/2003 02:13 PM
>  
>         To:     ross.alexander@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>         cc:     Brad House <brad_mssw@xxxxxxxxxx>, 
> linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>         Subject:        Re: nforce2 stability on 2.6.0-test5 and 
> 2.6.0-test9
>
>
> Hmm, interesting. The patches I submitted were strictly
> for IDE/ATA133 improvements, apparently your problems don't
> lie there.  I'd assume this was a kernel panic you had, any
> output available that would tell you where it paniced ?
>
> -Brad
>
> ross.alexander@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Brad,
> >
> > I'm running an ASUS A7N8X Deluxe mobo (nforce2 chipset) and still
> > getting hardlockups.  I applied your patch but my system still locked
> > up after about a day.  However 2.6.0-test5 seems to be stable.  I have
> > had my system up for over three weeks with APIC and ACPI turned on.
> >
> > Just to let you know,
> >
> > Ross
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> > Ross Alexander                           "We demand clearly defined
> > MIS - NEC Europe Limited            boundaries of uncertainty and
> > Work ph: +44 20 8752 3394         doubt."


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