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RE: [suse-amd64] system hanging for 1-3 min
by Alan Gray 08 Jan '04

08 Jan '04

What hardware ? Is is a Tyan K2885 motherboard with SATA drives ? > -----Original Message----- > From: Keith Pettit [mailto:kpettit@dsidata.net] > Sent: Thursday, 8 January 2004 12:47 PM > To: suse-amd64(a)suse.com > Subject: [suse-amd64] system hanging for 1-3 min > > > I've notcied a weird problem on both my SUSE 9 and sle8 systems. It > hangs, for periods of 30sec-5min, then starts working like > nothing has > happened. There is nothing in the logs to give me any clue, and > everything always seems to work when it comes back. > > Currently Im using version 9 with dual AMD's and about 8GB of ram. > > Has anybody else seen or been able to resolve this problem? > > Thanks, > > Keith > > > > > -- > Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe > For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com > >

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system hanging for 1-3 min
by Keith Pettit 08 Jan '04

08 Jan '04

I've notcied a weird problem on both my SUSE 9 and sle8 systems. It hangs, for periods of 30sec-5min, then starts working like nothing has happened. There is nothing in the logs to give me any clue, and everything always seems to work when it comes back. Currently Im using version 9 with dual AMD's and about 8GB of ram. Has anybody else seen or been able to resolve this problem? Thanks, Keith

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SUSE 9 - irqbalancer megaraid
by Keith Pettit 07 Jan '04

07 Jan '04

I have a dual+proc AMD with 8GB ram. (http://www.penguincomputing.com/store/altus-3200.php) After install the only way I can boot is in safe mood with "maxproc=0 3" noacpi and noapm don't seem to let me boot, I always get "unable to find root fs". When I do get into the system irc_balancer always fales and I'm really not sure what that means. After awhile though when I start doing some intesive tasks (recovering backup) the system locks up and dies, the terminal spits out "general protection fault" but isn't able to write it to the log. sle8 btw seems to work fine, but I'd much rather use SUSE 9 AMD with this system. So I'm guessing there is something wrong with the megaraid module (LSI MegaRAID 320-2) or some weird issues with SUSE 9 AMD64bit itself. Also is there any tools I can use to test the memory on a 64bit system? There is no memory tester on the boot CD for 9, and sle8 cd says there is no image. fun fun fun. Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated. THanks, Keith kpettit(a)dsidata.net

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RE: [suse-amd64] AMD Athlon 64 Linux hardware sanity check (not w ith SATA!)
by Hulslander, Ryan 07 Jan '04

07 Jan '04

This past 2 weeks I went out and bought a Gigabyte K8N-Pro with Athlon64 3200+ Processor (in fact, I got enough parts for 2 identical machines). In that package, I also picked up a set of 4 120Gb SATA drives so that I could try a RAID implementation. I wish I had done my homework first :-( Like Dave Reid, I too hit a really hard brick wall on that SuSE didn't recognize any of the RAID drives. His case was the GigaRAID, mine was the SATA - same results with both. I'll just go and purchase the fastest Ultra ATA133 drives I can get (paying the high $ for SCSI isn't an option), and just make do without RAID and just keep decent backups. There have been some replies recently that after various fiddling, digging, tweaking and the like that an acceptable configuration was found. The problem is if I have to do a lot of digging, tweaking and hit-and-miss trial and error to get things to work, having RAID would be the LEAST of my worries in any kind of a production environment. I would be WAY too scared to depend on the box in any way shape or form until RAID had about 6 months to a year to stabilize. Ryan > -----Original Message----- > From: Shawn D'Alimonte [mailto:shawnd@mycybernet.net] > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 9:50 PM > To: suse-amd64(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] AMD Athlon 64 Linux hardware sanity check > > Paul C. Leopardi wrote: > > > Motherboard > > 113728 Gigabyte GA-K8VNXP + Athlon 64 3200+s + CPU FAN $865.00 > > I am using this motherboard with 9.0 download edition (Still > trying it out to see if it is worth buying the retail box). > > It works well except for the RAID controller (GigaRAID). > Also I have never tried the SATA controller as I have no drives. > > The onboard VIA audio works, but I had trouble with skipping > and static so I just put my SB Live! back in. > > -- > Shawn D'Alimonte shawnd(a)mycybernet.net > > > > > -- > Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe > For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com > >

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openafs on suse9/amd64
by Andrej Filipcic 07 Jan '04

07 Jan '04

Hi, I am having big troubles setting up openafs client/server on suse9 for AMD64. openafs-1.2.10-36 on k_smp-2.4.21-149 does not work at all. For server I have tried openafs-1.3.51 development version and got it work with few modifications for missing declarations (mostly string.h and inet_ntoa). openafs-1.2.10 is much harder, because there are lots of implicit functions returning int instead of char* (or similar). Anyway, the server part of openafs runs also ok in 32bit mode. I did not have any luck with client part (libafs kernel module). With k_smp-2.4.21-149 kernel, there are always oopses, almost never at the same place. Oops occurs quite soon after accesing few mbytes in afs, reading or writting, with token or without. So I tried fedora preview from http://fedora.linux.duke.com/. I have built the kernel with xfs support (2.4.22-1.2135.nptl_27.rhfc1.atsmp) from http://atrpms.physik.fu-berlin.de/dist/fc1/kernel/, and compiled openafs-1.2.10 module with gcc32. That worked OK. I have installed this kernel and libafs module to suse9, and that also worked without problems. However, If I had compiled libafs module on fedora with gcc 3.3.2 ( and not 3.2.3), there was always rxkad error=19270410, and tokens were discarded. That happens also after transfering few mbytes to afs. openafs-1.3.51 client behaves the same way. I suspect there is the same problem with official 3.3.1 compiler on suse9 With fedora kernel, there were no oopses, even with gcc 3.3.2. So, in short, libafs with suse kernel always oopses, and libafs should not be compiled with gcc 3.3.x. Is there any solutions to this mess? Thanks, Andrej

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Availability of 9.0 for AMD64 - Where do we stand?
by Hulslander, Ryan 07 Jan '04

07 Jan '04

I'm currently running Linux 9.0 Pro on a couple of Athlon XP boxes. Since I purchased a couple of Gigabyte K8N Pro boards w/ AMD64 3200+ processors, I note that I can order the 9.0 Pro for AMD64 off of the SuSE website, but places like Amazon say "Not yet shipping - pre order now". What's the scoop on this release? Is it actually available? Is a personal download available for me to at least see if the machine will even boot it? :-) Thanks! Ryan

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RE: [suse-amd64] Availability of 9.0 for AMD64 - Where do we stand?
by Alan Gray 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

Yep, It's shipping (in OZ). Unless you want hassles, avoid SATA drives if possible. If not, have a close look at the recent posts on the few that seem to work. If you've got $$$, SCSI works great. > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Kimber [mailto:rkimber@ntlworld.com] > Sent: Wednesday, 7 January 2004 10:36 AM > To: suse-amd64(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] Availability of 9.0 for AMD64 - Where do we > stand? > > > On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 16:54:43 -0600 > "Hulslander, Ryan" <Ryan.Hulslander(a)ps.net> wrote: > > > I'm currently running Linux 9.0 Pro on a couple of Athlon XP boxes. > > Since I purchased a couple of Gigabyte K8N Pro boards w/ AMD64 3200+ > > processors, I note that I can order the 9.0 Pro for AMD64 off of the > > SuSE website, but places like Amazon say "Not yet shipping > - pre order > > now". > > > > What's the scoop on this release? Is it actually available? Is a > > personal > > I saw a copy in a (UK) shop today. > > - Richard > -- > Richard Kimber > http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ > > -- > Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe > For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com > >

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RE: [suse-amd64] AMD Athlon 64 Linux hardware sanity check (not w ith SATA!)
by Alan Gray 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

Thanks for that. I can see you've done your homework on correct disk usage. Regards Alan > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Horton [mailto:mark@nostromo.net] > Sent: Wednesday, 7 January 2004 10:30 AM > To: Alan Gray > Cc: Hulslander, Ryan; suse-amd64(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] AMD Athlon 64 Linux hardware sanity > check (not > w ith SATA!) > > > Alan Gray wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > I'm just looking on 3ware.com now, and I cannot see any > driver for for Suse 9.0. > > > > > http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp?code=7&id=7.7.0&soft type=Driver&releasenotes=&os=Linux > > Did you have to get special drivers or does 9.0 support it out of the box? The suse 9 install automatically recoginzed the 3ware sata controller and loaded the proper driver. I bought the 3ware because someone told me they had good linux support and so far its performed without a problem. > I gave up on SATA(N) a while back because of all the woes and went back to $C$I. > If the 8506-4LP does work, I could use the xtra disk space. I have IDE, SATA and SCSI on the same system and it works without a hitch. I have the OS on the IDE drive for simplicity. The sata array is for bulk storage and the scsi array is for the database. Mark

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RE: [suse-amd64] AMD Athlon 64 Linux hardware sanity check (not w ith SATA!)
by Alan Gray 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

Hi everyone, I'm just looking on 3ware.com now, and I cannot see any driver for for Suse 9.0. http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp?code=7&id=7.7.0&softtype=Driver&r… Did you have to get special drivers or does 9.0 support it out of the box? I gave up on SATA(N) a while back because of all the woes and went back to $C$I. If the 8506-4LP does work, I could use the xtra disk space. Regards Alan > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Horton [mailto:mark@nostromo.net] > Sent: Wednesday, 7 January 2004 8:08 AM > To: Hulslander, Ryan > Cc: suse-amd64(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] AMD Athlon 64 Linux hardware sanity > check (not > w ith SATA!) > > > SATA raid does work under suse you just need compatible hardware. I > have a 4 channel 3ware sata raid controller card (8506-4LP) > and it works > great under suse 9.0 pro x86_64. > > This controller card works better (for me anyway) than on-board sata > because on-board sata is usually run through the standard 133 mhz pci > bus. 4 sata drives in raid 0 would flood this bus most certainly. 2 > drives would actually. The 3ware card is pci-x and has about > 4-5 times > the bandwidth. > > Mark > > > Hulslander, Ryan wrote: > > This past 2 weeks I went out and bought a Gigabyte K8N-Pro > with Athlon64 > > 3200+ Processor (in fact, I got enough parts for 2 > identical machines). In > > that package, I also picked up a set of 4 120Gb SATA drives > so that I could > > try a RAID implementation. I wish I had done my homework first :-( > > > > Like Dave Reid, I too hit a really hard brick wall on that > SuSE didn't > > recognize any of the RAID drives. His case was the > GigaRAID, mine was the > > SATA - same results with both. I'll just go and purchase > the fastest Ultra > > ATA133 drives I can get (paying the high $ for SCSI isn't > an option), and > > just make do without RAID and just keep decent backups. > > > > There have been some replies recently that after various > fiddling, digging, > > tweaking and the like that an acceptable configuration was > found. The > > problem is if I have to do a lot of digging, tweaking and > hit-and-miss trial > > and error to get things to work, having RAID would be the > LEAST of my > > worries in any kind of a production environment. I would be > WAY too scared > > to depend on the box in any way shape or form until RAID > had about 6 months > > to a year to stabilize. > > > > Ryan > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Shawn D'Alimonte [mailto:shawnd@mycybernet.net] > >>Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 9:50 PM > >>To: suse-amd64(a)suse.com > >>Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] AMD Athlon 64 Linux hardware sanity check > >> > >>Paul C. Leopardi wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Motherboard > >>>113728 Gigabyte GA-K8VNXP + Athlon 64 3200+s + CPU FAN $865.00 > >> > >>I am using this motherboard with 9.0 download edition (Still > >>trying it out to see if it is worth buying the retail box). > >> > >>It works well except for the RAID controller (GigaRAID). > >>Also I have never tried the SATA controller as I have no drives. > >> > >>The onboard VIA audio works, but I had trouble with skipping > >>and static so I just put my SB Live! back in. > >> > >>-- > >>Shawn D'Alimonte shawnd(a)mycybernet.net > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe > >>For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe > For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com > >

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AMD Athlon 64 Linux hardware sanity check
by Paul C. Leopardi 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

Hi all, and please excuse the cross-posting. I'm planning to build a system based on the AMD Athlon 64, running Linux. My hardware and software choices are below. Are any of these insane or incompatible? Should I be using the 2.4 kernel or the 2.6 kernel? Best regards Prices are in AUD Computer ======== All stock numbers and prices are from http://www.cworld.com.au This is not an advertisement, it was just the fastest way to get an indicative price. Please let me know if any of these prices seem too high. Motherboard 113728 Gigabyte GA-K8VNXP + Athlon 64 3200+s + CPU FAN $865.00 http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_Spec_GA-K8VNXP.htm http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/ white_papers_and_tech_docs/24659.PDF Memory 112522 Kingston KVR400X64C3AK2-1G 1GB KIT DDR PC3200 400Mhz $290.00 http://www.valueram.com/datasheets/KVR400X64C3AK2_1G.pdf Video card 113976 MSI 256Mb FX5600XT-TD $249.00 http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/vga/vga/pro_vga_detail.php?UID=523 DVD writer 113390 Liteon LDW-411S DVD±R/DVD±RW 4xRetail $199.00 http://www.liteonamericas.com/us/DVDRW_411S.htm Floppy 110282 Panasonic JU-257A607P 1.44Mb 3.5" SILVER Floppy drive internal $25.00 http://www.panasonic.com.au/catalogue/ details.cfm?pcode=JU%2D257A607P&pdiv=STORAGE&cat=43_6 Hard drive 111854 Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9, 120 GB (6Y120P0) 7200RPM 8MB Cache ATA-133 $158.00 http://www.maxtor.com/en/products/ata/desktop/diamondmax_plus_9/index.htm Keyboard and Mouse 114134 Logitech 967346-1U Internet Desktop Keyboard + Optical Mouse Bundle $44.00 http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?page=partners/ details&CRID=1390&parentCRID=927&SCRID=960&CONTENTID=7518&countryid=1&languageid=1 Monitor 110671 Mitsubishi DV172B 17" (BLACK) $725.00 http://www.mitsubishi-electric.com.au/PRODUCTS/COMPP/TFT/dv172.htm Case 114067 CWORLD Miditower 450W with front ports 7118H Silver $110.00 http://www.cworld.com.au/info.php?ID=114067 Operating System ================ SUSE LINUX 9.0 Professional AMD64 ONLY (Boxed Set, English) $223.10 http://www.everythinglinux.com.au/item/203427EN

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