From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 21 Feb 2002 10:58:14 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 21 Feb 2002 10:58:06 -0500 Received: from boink.boinklabs.com ([162.33.131.250]:38160 "EHLO boink.boinklabs.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 21 Feb 2002 10:57:57 -0500 Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 10:57:56 -0500 From: Charlie Wilkinson To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Hard lock-ups on RH7.2 install - Via Chipset? Message-ID: <20020221105756.A9728@boink.boinklabs.com> In-Reply-To: <20020212105658.D11655@boink.boinklabs.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: ; from alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk on Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 05:27:39PM +0000 X-Home-Sweet-Home: RedHat 6.0 / Linux 2.2.12 on an AMD K6-225 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 05:27:39PM +0000, Alan Cox waxed eloquent: > > > What I found was that writing out to any two drives was fine. Writing to > > all four will consistently lock up the machine after about 5-10 seconds. > > So it seems load related. (No, I didn't try three drives.) [...] > Its just another identical report of VIA + high PCI load hanging. It might > be the promise drivers it might be the chipset. However people have run the > same set up on intel boards without seeing this kind of problem so its > not clear. > > 2.4.18pre9-ac has the newer ide layer, but Im dubious that will help I can confirm that it still locks up. :/ What can I do to help? Anyone I should beat on, or send beer and pizza to? -cw- -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charlie Wilkinson - cwilkins@boinklabs.com - N3HAZ Parental Unit, UNIX Admin, Homebrewer, Cat Lover, Spam Fighter, HAM, SWLer... Visit the Radio For Peace International Website: http://www.rfpi.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLOBBER INTERNET SPAM: See!! Join!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QOTD: The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.