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>    1. Re: Hard disk error message (Erick Perez)
>    2. Grub install on an IDE Hard Disk (Erick Perez)
>    3. Re: Grub install on an IDE Hard Disk (Craig White)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:02:37 -0500
> From: Erick Perez <eaperezh at gmail.com>
> Subject: [WBEL-users] Re: Hard disk error message
> To: whitebox-users at beau.org
> Message-ID: <d08ac723050817130277306bca at mail.gmail.com>
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> 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,
> > >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > -------------------------------------------
> > Erick Perez
> > Linux User 376588
> > http://counter.li.org/ (Get counted!!!) 
> > Panama, Republic of Panama
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> -------------------------------------------
> Erick Perez
> Linux User 376588
> http://counter.li.org/ (Get counted!!!)
> Panama, Republic of Panama
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:24:55 -0500
> From: Erick Perez <eaperezh at gmail.com>
> Subject: [WBEL-users] Grub install on an IDE Hard Disk
> To: whitebox-users at beau.org
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> Hi, i have a Dell poweredge (very old) server that only boots from SCSI hard 
> disks. It uses WB3 respin 2.
> Now I added an IDE disk and everytime I boot i only get a "grub>" command 
> line. I think I have tried to reinstall the MBR portion without success. It 
> seems that my Dell system is trying to boot from the IDEs first. I have no 
> BIOS option to force boot from the SCSIs.
>  What is the procedure to move the bootloader to the IDE and then point to 
> my /dev/sda5 to boot?
>  Thanks,
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:46:17 -0700
> From: Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com>
> Subject: Re: [WBEL-users] Grub install on an IDE Hard Disk
> To: Erick Perez <eaperezh at gmail.com>
> Cc: whitebox-users at beau.org
> Message-ID: <1124383577.21309.10.camel at lin-workstation.azapple.com>
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> On Thu, 2005-08-18 at 11:24 -0500, Erick Perez wrote:
> > Hi, i have a Dell poweredge (very old) server that only boots from
> > SCSI hard disks. It uses WB3 respin 2.
> > Now I added an IDE disk and everytime I boot i only get a "grub>"
> >  command line. I think I have tried to reinstall the MBR portion
> > without success. It seems that my Dell system is trying to boot from
> > the IDEs first. I have no BIOS option to force boot from the SCSIs.
> >  
> > What is the procedure to move the bootloader to the IDE and then point
> > to my /dev/sda5 to boot?
> -----
> boot from WBEL CD
> 
> 'linux rescue' # add to boot command when you boot cd
> 
> chroot /mnt/sysimage
> 
> grub-install /dev/hda
> 
> Should be good to go
> 
> Craig
> 
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