[WBEL-users] Re: Hard disk error message

[Erick Perez]

SOLVED: By adding the noapic kernel parameter, the errors and lockups went 
away.
Can someone on this list elaborate more on this subject and why is (or not) 
a good option to disable APIC ?
 Thanks,

 On 8/16/05, Erick Perez <eaperezh at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> I have found after a few google hours, that there is a problem with the 
> VIA chipset included in my motherboard and that I should use the noapic 
> kernel parameter in order to avoid the problem. Everything seems realted to 
> the 2.4 kernel series.
>  I will keep posting more info if i find anything new. Will try the noapic 
> later this afternoon and report back.
>   Here is more info about my board.
> 
> [root at mail etc]# hdparm -i /dev/hda
> 
> /dev/hda:
> 
> Model=Maxtor 91531U3, FwRev=FA520S60, SerialNo=G3HA0YDC
> Config={ Fixed }
> RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=57
> BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=512kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
> CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=30015216 
> IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
> PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
> DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
> UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 *udma4
> AdvancedPM=yes: disabled (255) WriteCache=enabled 
> Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-4 T13 1153D revision 17:
> 
> * signifies the current active mode
> 
> [root at mail etc]# lspci
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 0259
> 00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 1259
> 00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 2259 
> 00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3259
> 00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 4259
> 00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 7259
> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge 
> 00:09.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] 
> (rev 78)
> 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] 
> (rev 78)
> 00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID 
> Controller (rev 80) 
> 00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. 
> VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
> 00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1Controller (rev 81)
> 00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1Controller (rev 81)
> 00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1Controller (rev 81)
> 00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1Controller (rev 81)
> 00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86)
> 00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [KT600/K8T800 
> South]
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. S3 Unichrome Pro 
> VGA Adapter (rev 02)
> 
>  On 8/16/05, Erick Perez <eaperezh at gmail.com> wrote:  
> > 
> > Hi there, the following errors are being displayed on a brand new 
> > motherboard with 1 brand new SATA drive. The computer is running WB respin 2 
> > (rhel3)
> >  The computer has been running for 3 weeks before this message started 
> > to appear.
> >  hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 
> > hda: DMA interrut recovery
> > hda: lost interrupt
> >  When the errors start to appear, the machine halts and i have to hard 
> > reset because it does not respond even to local console.
> >  what does that mean?
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> >  
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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> Erick Perez
> Linux User 376588
> http://counter.li.org/ (Get counted!!!) 
> Panama, Republic of Panama
> 



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Erick Perez
Linux User 376588
http://counter.li.org/ (Get counted!!!)
Panama, Republic of Panama
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