From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262947AbTHZPE4 (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Aug 2003 11:04:56 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262920AbTHZPEz (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Aug 2003 11:04:55 -0400 Received: from moth.netsolus.com ([65.16.30.101]:1152 "EHLO moth") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262947AbTHZPEv (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Aug 2003 11:04:51 -0400 Subject: Re: Interesting problem with 450NX based Compaq server From: Bryan Ballard To: Andrew Morton Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20030825225820.2d1c6e29.akpm@osdl.org> References: <1061875433.24196.15.camel@ant> <20030825225820.2d1c6e29.akpm@osdl.org> Message-Id: <1061910289.31208.10.camel@ant> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.3 Date: 26 Aug 2003 10:04:49 -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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 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