Re: Interesting problem with 450NX based Compaq server

[Bryan Ballard <ballard@netsolus.com>]

I am running the latest 2.4.22 and still having the problem. Do you have
any pointers for options that may need to be turned off in the kernel
configuration?
I will try and get a new motherboard and see if that is the problem. 

On Tue, 2003-08-26 at 00:58, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Bryan Ballard <ballard@netsolus.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello, I've looked through the kernel list archives and haven't found
> >  anything that might help. I have a Compaq 5500r 4x500mhz Xeons and
> >  whenever a heavy load is placed on the box it reboots without any kernel
> >  panics or oops. It seems to be related primarily to multiple PCI card
> >  access, i.e. during heavy RAID card / NIC interaction. I've tried to
> >  isolate it by replacing NICs and RAID cards, but the only thing I can
> >  come up with is that it is related to the 450NX chipset. 
> >  Since I am not sure anyone is still working on the 450NX chipset I've
> >  refrained from cluttering the list with a giant E-mail full of /proc
> >  data until someone answers back that they would be interested in any
> >  information that I can provide them.
> 
> I have an Intel ad450nx server, based on the 450NX PCISet chipset. 
> 4x500MHz Xeons.  It runs like a champ.
> 
> Maybe you have a buggy kernel.  Try a vendor patch, or switch vendors,
> or try a kernel.org kernel or something like that?
-- 
Bryan Ballard
Netsolus Consultants
http://www.netsolus.com