January 2004 - openSUSE AMD64 - openSUSE Mailing Lists

vmware on suse9/amd64
by detlef oertel 27 Feb '04

27 Feb '04

Hello list, I tried to install my vmware 4 on my suse 9.0/amd64 system. After installing I fail to configure vmware. The error message is: "The kernel defined by this directory of header files does not have the same address space size as your running kernel." The output is like this: -------------------------------- sepia:~ # vmware-config.pl Making sure VMware Workstation's services are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel. None of VMware Workstation's pre-built vmmon modules is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] The kernel defined by this directory of header files does not have the same address space size as your running kernel. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] -------------------------------------------- Any experience, any suggestions ? thanks a lot..... detlef

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Problems running 32bit programs
by Willibald Krenn 26 Feb '04

26 Feb '04

Hi! Yesterday I successfully installed SuSE 9.0 on my Athlon64 system (Shuttle AN50R). Today I wanted to install and run the Borland Kylix 3 RAD IDE. The install process went fine, however when running the Delphi IDE / the Delphi command line compiler I always get following errors in my messages log: Jan 9 18:53:18 linux kernel: delphi[5238] general protection rip:5699028a rsp:ffffd084 error:2004 Jan 9 18:42:52 linux kernel: dcc[5146]: segfault at 0000000000000000 rip 0000000000000000 rsp 0000000000000000 error 14 As I know that this software runs fine on SuSE 9.0 non AMD64 (even when using the 2.6.x kernel) I can not quite understand why it fails on the AMD64 version when other 32bit programs are running fine.. JFYI: Till now it seems that even programs produced by Kylix will fail to run on SuSE 9.0 AMD64. Any ideas how to solve this issue? Thanks, Willibald Krenn

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AW: [suse-amd64] YOU and PatchCD
by Khamenia, Valery 14 Feb '04

14 Feb '04

> and by now, what should we enter in YOU? > in particular: > Server Name: ftp.suse.de ? > Directory: ??? > Authentication: ?? never mind :) Server Name: ftp.suse.com Directory: /suse Authentication: N/A thx -- vak

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[Announcement] Installable CD for 9.0/AMD64 ready
by Andreas Jaeger 13 Feb '04

13 Feb '04

I'm glad to announce that we have made a bootable CD with a new kernel that supports various SATA drivers. This should help everybody with an AMD64 system with SATA harddisks to install the 9.0/AMD64 DVD on such a system. We have done some tests on those systems that we have access and are finally happy with the results since all these systems are supported;-). The kernel contains some extra patches which were not in the I'll make also an optional kernel update via YOU available the next days for those that are interested in just the kernel. Download from a mirror of ftp.suse.com. The ISO is /pub/suse/x86_64/supplementary/9.0-PatchCD/9.0-PatchCD.iso The kernel RPMs are in a subdirectory on the server if you're just interested in those. If you encounter problems, please discuss it on this mailing list. Andreas P.S. Here're the release notes: This PatchCD contains the current 2.4.21 kernel with all security updates and especially updates to support SATA controllers. If you like to install on a new system with SATA harddisks, burn the ISO image on a CD and boot from it. The CD will ask for the 9.0/AMD64 DVD and continue with the installation with an updated kernel. For existing systems which do not require SATA use should use YOU to get the latest kernel instead if you require these bug fixes and enhancements. The kernel update contains: - support for VIA SATA controller - support for Promise SATA controllers 2037x, 20319, 20621 - support for Silicon Image (SIL) SATA controllers 3112 and 3114 - better support for Tyan S2885 AGP - the 32-bit Borland Kylix IDE and programs should work now Note that we do not have access to all those systems and do not guarantee that it works. Those that we have, have been tested briefly with success. Just a note about SATA disks: The 2.4 kernel names disks as /dev/hdx, the 2.6 kernel might name them /dev/sdx, so in case you update your system, be careful. Please report any problems to the mailing list suse-amd64(a)suse.com. Have a lot of fun! The SUSE Linux AMD64 team -- Andreas Jaeger, aj(a)suse.de, http://www.suse.de/~aj SuSE Linux AG, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126

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Hardware support
by rstarkey 02 Feb '04

02 Feb '04

Hi all, I am a engineer/programmer (fortran,C++) with some experience in system admin, but not nearly to the level of the people on this list. I'm looking into buying a new computer system and would like the opinion of someone on this list how difficult they think it would be to set up with Suse. I've used numerous versions of Mandrake before and am now looking to try something better. I've never compiled a kernel or added a patch before, but would not be afraid to try it. Mostly, I'm worried about 3D accelerated video card support for some of the graphics intense applications I run. OK, here's the computer (from www.hypersonic-pc.com). It's an AMD64 laptop system for about $3100. 1 Type II PCMCIA PC Card Slot 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Mini IEEE 1394 Firewire port, and 1 Parallel port Built-in 3-in-1 Media Card Reader for SD/SM/MMC HyperSense™ Advanced Remote Diagnostics Aviator AX6 in Metallic Silver with Graphite Accents 3400+ AMD Athlon™ 64 DTR Processor w/ PowerNow!™ Tech. (800MHz FSB) VIA K8T800 + VT8235 Chipset Mobile Motherboard for AX6 512MB PC3200 DDR400 RAM SODIMM 512MB PC3200 DDR400 RAM SODIMM ATI Radeon Mobility 9600 Pro 64MB (w/ TV Out) Guaranteed No Dead Pixels 60GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA Hard Disk Drive w/ 8MB Cache 8X DVD / 24X-10X-24 CD-R/W Combo Drive w/ Recording Software 15.1" SXGA+ High Contrast Active Matrix LCD Display (1400x1050) Built-in Sound Blaster Compatible Audio (AX6) Integrated 10/100 Fast Ethernet Controller Internal 802.11a+b+g Triband Wireless Mini PCI Network Adapter Integrated V.92 56K Fax/Data Modem MS Windows XP Professional SP1 CD & Manual Pre-Installed & Configured Targus USB Mobile Port Replicator with Ethernet 1Year 24/7 Toll-Free Tech Support Platinum Service & Lifetime Support Any insights you have would be appreciated. Thanks again. Ryan -- Ryan P. Starkey, Ph.D. Faculty Research Scientist Reusable Launch Vehicle Institute Department of Aerospace Engineering University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD, 20742-3015 phone: (301) 405-7248 fax: (301) 314-9001 mailto:rstarkey@umd.edu

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mtrr ype mismatch
by Eros Albertazzi 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

pc: Suse9, 2.4.21-178-smp, on Tyan Thunder K8S I have just noticed in /var/log/messages that I have, at boot, a bunch of: mtrr: type mismatch for fd000000,400000 old: uncachable new: write-combining mtrr: size and base must be multiples of 4 kiB mtrr: size: 0x800 base: 0xfd000000 Should I worry about? I use the machine just a number crunching with apparently no problem Regards. -- Eros Albertazzi CNR-IMM, Sez. Bologna Via P.Gobetti 101 I-40129 Bologna, Italy Tel:(+39)-051-639 9179 Fax:(+39)-051-639 9216

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AW: [suse-amd64] Hardware support
by Khamenia, Valery 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

> On 32bit it will likely work (but no guarantees, check with ATI) even for 32bit version Ryan could obtain the whole range of admin's experience trying to install 3D acceleration for ATI RADEON 9600 PRO ... Details on installation http://www.gmpf.de/ For me it was really unpleasant :( -- Valery

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Re: [suse-amd64] missing memory
by Eugene de Villiers 29 Jan '04

29 Jan '04

>Do a head -30 /var/log/boot.msg > dm(229) head -30 /var/log/boot.msg Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.4.21-193-smp Loaded 14927 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.4.21-193-smp. Symbols match kernel version 2.4.21. Loaded 117 symbols from 5 modules. klogd 1.4.1, log source = ksyslog started. ok <4>Bootdata ok (command line is root=/dev/sda2 vga=0x31a desktop splash=silent) <4>Linux version 2.4.21-193-smp (root(a)x86_64.suse.de) (gcc version 3.3.1 (SuSE Linux)) #1 SMP Wed Jan 21 18:41:44 UTC 2004 <6>BIOS-provided physical RAM map: <4> BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009fc00 (usable) <4> BIOS-e820: 000000000009fc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved) <4> BIOS-e820: 00000000000e0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved) <4> BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000009fff0000 (usable) <4> BIOS-e820: 000000009fff0000 - 000000009ffff000 (ACPI data) <4> BIOS-e820: 000000009ffff000 - 00000000a0000000 (ACPI NVS) <4> BIOS-e820: 00000000ff7c0000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved) <4>kernel direct mapping tables upto 10100000000 @ 8000-d000 <6>Scanning NUMA topology in Northbridge 24 <3>Node 0 using interleaving mode 1/0 <6>No NUMA configuration found <6>Faking a node at 0000000000000000-000000009fff0000 <4>Bootmem setup node 0 0000000000000000-000000009fff0000 <7>ACPI: have wakeup address 0x10000002000 <4>Scan SMP from 0000010000000000 for 1024 bytes. <4>Scan SMP from 000001000009fc00 for 1024 bytes. <4>Scan SMP from 00000100000f0000 for 65536 bytes. <6>found SMP MP-table at 00000000000ff780 <4>hm, page 000ff000 reserved twice. <4>hm, page 00100000 reserved twice. <4>hm, page 000f9000 reserved twice. Hmm, very strange, no sizes reported. Why is it using SMP and not NUMA for memory sharing? Is there a NUMA version of the 193 kernel I could use? _________________________________________________________________ Entertainment venues, star gossip and more - find it with MSN Search! http://search.msn.co.za/

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RE: [suse-amd64] missing memory
by daniel.kidger＠quadrics.com 29 Jan '04

29 Jan '04

Folks, another datapoint - see below > On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:19:57 +0000 > "Eugene de Villiers" <edevilliers(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > [cc'ing back to suse-amd. Please keep discussions there] > > > > >Do a head -30 /var/log/boot.msg > > > > > dm(229) head -30 /var/log/boot.msg > > Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.4.21-193-smp > > Loaded 14927 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.4.21-193-smp. > > Symbols match kernel version 2.4.21. > > Loaded 117 symbols from 5 modules. > > klogd 1.4.1, log source = ksyslog started. > > ok > > <4>Bootdata ok (command line is root=/dev/sda2 vga=0x31a desktop > > splash=silent) > > <4>Linux version 2.4.21-193-smp (root(a)x86_64.suse.de) (gcc > version 3.3.1 > > (SuSE Linux)) #1 SMP Wed Jan 21 18:41:44 UTC 2004 > > <6>BIOS-provided physical RAM map: > > <4> BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009fc00 (usable) > > <4> BIOS-e820: 000000000009fc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved) > > <4> BIOS-e820: 00000000000e0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved) > > <4> BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000009fff0000 (usable) > > <4> BIOS-e820: 000000009fff0000 - 000000009ffff000 (ACPI data) > > <4> BIOS-e820: 000000009ffff000 - 00000000a0000000 (ACPI NVS) > > <4> BIOS-e820: 00000000ff7c0000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved) > > <4>kernel direct mapping tables upto 10100000000 @ 8000-d000 > > <6>Scanning NUMA topology in Northbridge 24 > > <3>Node 0 using interleaving mode 1/0 > > <6>No NUMA configuration found > > <6>Faking a node at 0000000000000000-000000009fff0000 I have seen the above 2 lines where for some reason the BIOS could use a DIMM (in my case I reckon it is a faulty DIMM slot). If that CPU has no usuable DIMMs I get the above message. In my case I solved it by moving the 2 DIMMs up from slots 0/1 to slots 2/3 on that CPU. > > <4>Bootmem setup node 0 0000000000000000-000000009fff0000 > > <7>ACPI: have wakeup address 0x10000002000 > > <4>Scan SMP from 0000010000000000 for 1024 bytes. > > <4>Scan SMP from 000001000009fc00 for 1024 bytes. > > <4>Scan SMP from 00000100000f0000 for 65536 bytes. > > <6>found SMP MP-table at 00000000000ff780 > > <4>hm, page 000ff000 reserved twice. > > <4>hm, page 00100000 reserved twice. > > <4>hm, page 000f9000 reserved twice. > > > > Hmm, very strange, no sizes reported. > > Why is it using SMP and not NUMA for memory sharing? Is > there a NUMA version > > of the 193 kernel I could use? > > The kernel is NUMA. It cannot access the northbridge of the > second CPU, > so NUMA support is turned off. That's some hardware problem > at your side, > maybe the second CPU or the motherboard are broken or not > correctly plugged in. > > -Andi > > > -- > Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe > For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com > >

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Re: [suse-amd64] missing memory
by Kevin_Gassiot＠veritasdgc.com 29 Jan '04

29 Jan '04

I am running an S2885 board with 8 GB of memory, and the system sees the whole lot, and I am able to load a 7.9 GB volume into a visualization app with no problems. I have a BIOS version 101k, loaded the update 193 kernel today, along with the 5332 AMD64 driver from Nvidia, and haven't seen any problems yet. This combination seems to have fixed a whole raft of problems that I was seeing. Before the mtrr patch (which looks like it is included in the 193 update source code), I would start swapping as soon as the buffer cache filled up, instead of reclaiming space from buffer cache. It also cleared up problems with memory mapping that was causing the nvidia driver to hang on a system with large memory. In addition, I no longer see any mention of APIC version errors in boot.log. I have enabled ECC, and haven't seen any stability issues yet, but I am only using PC2700 memory. One of our system builders told me that they have seen a lot of problems with 400 MHz memory, even on what is supposedly certified to work. Something to do with the signal, and the length of the connections to the DIMM slots being on the ragged edge of what is possible (I am not an EE, so don't have a clue if this is valid or not ) Kevin Gassiot Advanced Systems Group Visualization Systems Support Veritas DGC 10300 Town Park Dr. Houston, Texas 77072 832-351-8978 kevin_gassiot(a)veritasdgc.com -----"Eugene de Villiers" <edevilliers(a)hotmail.com> wrote: ----- To: suse-amd64(a)suse.com From: "Eugene de Villiers" <edevilliers(a)hotmail.com> Date: 01/28/2004 05:59PM Subject: [suse-amd64] missing memory Hi all I am almost certain this is not a Suse issue, but I thought I might inquire just in case. As stated before, I have a Tyan K8W motherboard with 4Gb of DDR400 memory running Suse 9.0 AMD64 with the patch kernel. The BIOS registers 4Gb of memory, but the operating system only shows ~2.5 Gb of addressable memory (and starts swopping when it hits this limit). Any clue what is causing this? Since the Opteron memory controller is integral to the CPU, is this a fundamental problem with 244s or could it still be in the BIOS? Additionally, if I enable ECC in the BIOS I encounter unpredictable failures. How can this be? I thought Opterons ONLY work with registered ECC memory. Could BIOS settings be incompattible with the memory controller? Has anybody with a K8W updated to the 2885101i BIOS beta revision? Does it do any of the things it purports to fix: * Add DDR400 display support. * Add AMD Errata 86 fix * Open HT frequency options * Update CPU module to fix the CPU APIC Version error * Replace IORR with MTRR for AGP Aperture memory * Update Silicon Image Option ROM to version 5.0.31 (from tyan ) Thanks for your patience! Eugene PS. Thanks also to previous correspondents regarding the ATI driver issue (it doesnt yet exist for 64bit linux) _________________________________________________________________ Need info in a hurry? Use MSN Search! http://search.msn.co.za/ -- Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com

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