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Re: [suse-amd64] Quick System Clock (+info)
by MIGUEL.MARTIN＠telefonica.net 09 Sep '05

09 Sep '05

Hi have trayed 'noapic' kernel parameter but the result is system hang trying to start SATA suport for hard drive. Do you now another solution? I have the BIOS updated up to last version. (CPU is AMD64 3700+) Thanks, Miguel. ----Mensaje original---- De: ak(a)suse.de Recibido: 09/09/2005 5:14 Para: <suse-amd64(a)suse.com> CC: "Langsdorf, Mark"<mark.langsdorf(a)amd.com>, "Bernd Paysan"<bernd.paysan(a)gmx.de>, <MIGUEL.MARTIN(a)telefonica.net> Asunto: Re: [suse-amd64] Quick System Clock (+info) On Thursday 08 September 2005 18:05, Langsdorf, Mark wrote: > > On Thursday 08 September 2005 11:48, > > > > MIGUEL. MARTIN(a)telefonica.net wrote: > > > Sorry, > > > The full expecifications are: > > > Compaq Presario SR1495ES Model > > > (Desktop) > > > AMD64 2700+ (2.2 GHz) Socket 939 > > > Chipset ATI Radeon XPress 200M > > > > Seems to be a general Xpress 200M problem: Boot with "noapic" > > option, and the double speed problem goes away. > > ATI, AMD, and SUSE are aware of the problem and have figured > out what causes it. Actually we haven't. The latest known state is the "clear APIC pin" patch in http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi? id=3927 but currently it's not usable because it breaks a lot of other systems (that could be worked around) and probably still not quite correct because it generates lots of APIC errors. > It doesn't look like Andi's latest > patchset includes a fix but you may want to try it out in > case I misread one of the Changelog entries. Because there isn't a usable patch for this problem yet. -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] Suse 9.3 on HP xw9300 workstation: kernel panic!
by Langsdorf, Mark 09 Sep '05

09 Sep '05

Could you guys compare your BIOS versions? I've heard mixed reports about the HP xw9300 workstation and I'm curious if the BIOS may be involved. Ryan, does booting with pci=noacpi or acpi=off help? -Mark Langsdorf AMD, Inc. > I tried this...I deactivated dual core in the bios. Rebooted > and choose > normal startup and the again it locked up. Same spot as last > time. No > luck. > > --ryan > > Markus Jungemann wrote: > > >You can try to deactivate dual core in the BIOS. Then you should be > >able to finish installation and update to the newest SuSE > kernel. After > >that you can reactivate dual core and everything should work fine. > > > >Markus > > > > > >Ken Siersma wrote: > > > > > >>I see. I don't think I can help you, because my procs were 250s. > >>Sounds to me like your kernel panic is related to the CPUs. > >> > >>-Ken > >> > >>Ryan Biltz wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>I tried it with mem=1GB..again the result is the same. The kernel > >>>panic during failsafe boot shows the following: > >>> > >>>A page of cryptic code passes (Initializing CPUs) ... > >>>Stack: blah blah > >>>Call Trace: blah blah > >>>Code: blah blah > >>>console shuts up.... > >>>0>Kernel Panic - not syncing: Aiee, killing interrupt handler! > >>> > >>>BTW...the cpus are not 250s they're 272s (dual core). > >>> > >>>--ryan > >>> > >>>Ken Siersma wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Mine had 8GB. I don't suspect that 8 more would make a > difference > >>>>comapred to my machine, but you may want to try booting with > >>>>'mem=1GB' to see if it will at least boot. What are the > details of > >>>>the kernel panic? > >>>> > >>>>-Ken > >>>> > >>>>Ryan Biltz wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Ken, > >>>>> > >>>>> I tried as you suggested but the result is the same. > Could the > >>>>>RAM be an issue? I know that some systems have issues > with Large > >>>>>amounts of RAM. How much RAM did the xw9300 you worked on have? > >>>>> > >>>>>--ryan > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Ken Siersma wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>This is interesting, because I recently installed SuSE > 9.3 on an > >>>>>>xw9300, and did not have a kernel panic in the normal startup. > >>>>>>SuSE installed and booted up fine for me, which was a big > >>>>>>improvement over 9.2 on that machine. I suggest that you try > >>>>>>passing the following options to the normal startup kernel: "3 > >>>>>>vga=normal". That should boot into runlevel 3 and boot without > >>>>>>any special effects happening on the console. That way > you'll see > >>>>>>if you are really getting a kernel panic in the normal startup. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>The video card is probably a PCI-E Quadro FX 4400, btw. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>-Ken > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Ryan Biltz wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>Hello All, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I have successfully installed suse 9.3 on an HP xw9300 > >>>>>>>workstation....well...sort of. Once the installation > is done the > >>>>>>>system reboots. I choose normal startup (SuSE 9.3 > professional) > >>>>>>>on the GRUB boot loader menu and the system freezes. I reboot > >>>>>>>again this time in failsafe mode and I immediately get > a kernel > >>>>>>>panic. I'm assuming it is the exact error happening during > >>>>>>>normal startup just not hidden by the system trying to > load the suse > >>>>>>>splash screen. Has anyone come accross this? It is a dual > >>>>>>>opteron 250 with 16GB of RAM. I forget what the video > card is. > >>>>>>>I know it is an NVIDIA card worth ~$4000. TIA. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>--ryan > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe > For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com > > >

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Suse 9.3 amd64 overall performance
by Tim Janssen 09 Sep '05

09 Sep '05

Hi All, I run SUSE 9.3 on an AMD64 processor and ASUS A8N-E motherboard with 1 GB RAM memory on it. The performance in terms of computation is fairly ok but I am disappointed in the overall user-speed. E.g. KDE starts up fairly slow (say 30-40 seconds) and most other applications start up considerably slower than on my PIII with similar specs. Even starting up a terminal requires some waiting (which is pretty much instantaneous on my PIII). Has anybody had similar experiences and perhaps knows that I might be doing something wrong. The SUSE installation is standard (and fully updated including the NVIDIA driver update for the graphics). Thanks! Tim

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RE: [suse-amd64] Quick System Clock (+info)
by Langsdorf, Mark 09 Sep '05

09 Sep '05

> On Thursday 08 September 2005 11:48, > MIGUEL.MARTIN(a)telefonica.net wrote: > > Sorry, > > The full expecifications are: > > Compaq Presario SR1495ES Model > > (Desktop) > > AMD64 2700+ (2.2 GHz) Socket 939 > > Chipset ATI Radeon XPress 200M > > Seems to be a general Xpress 200M problem: Boot with "noapic" > option, and the double speed problem goes away. ATI, AMD, and SUSE are aware of the problem and have figured out what causes it. It doesn't look like Andi's latest patchset includes a fix but you may want to try it out in case I misread one of the Changelog entries. -Mark Langsdorf AMD, Inc.

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[suse-amd64] Quick System Clock (+info)
by MIGUEL.MARTIN＠telefonica.net 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

Sorry, The full expecifications are: Compaq Presario SR1495ES Model (Desktop) AMD64 2700+ (2.2 GHz) Socket 939 Chipset ATI Radeon XPress 200P 1024 MB RAM (2x512 MB) MSI Motherboard (MS-7093) Video Nvidia Ge Force 6200 Turbocache 256MB (PCI-Express) Thanks, Miguel ---- Mensaje original---- De: fantanas(a)innocent.com Recibido: 08/09/2005 10: 04 Para: <MIGUEL.MARTIN(a)telefonica.net> CC: <suse-amd64(a)suse.com> Asunto: Re: [suse-amd64] Quick System Clock You don't specify how "new" your Presario is. Is it a laptop? Until fairly recently the Presario R3000-series laptops was based on an nVidia card and chipset. Then, HPAQ switched to all ATI in the R4000 series. There is a special board for the R3000 series (and its Pavililion 5000 twin brother); its URL is: http://lists.pcxperience.com/cgi- bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxr3000 I believe that a separate list for the ATI-based Presario 4000/Pavillion 6000 series has branched off. The problem you are mentioning has been discussed many times in the aforementioned board, so you may want to search it. In that page you will also find a link to a pertinent wiki. I have an nVidia-based Presario R3240, on which I currently run 64-bit SuSE 9.3; I have not observed that problem, but others have. Hope this helps. CF MIGUEL. MARTIN(a)telefonica.net wrote: > I have a new Compaq Presario AMD64 3700+ and installed SUSE 9.3. > I have found that the system time wins 20 minutes after 40 minutes of working time but hardware clock is working fine. > I have try to use xntp to synchronize system time but does not work. > Any suggestion to solve the problem. > > Thank you > Miguel Martín.File input Error for file: /internet/programas/tps/webapps/cp/WEB-INF/etc/blank.html > -- Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com

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SuSE 9.3: Sound problem after kernel upgrade
by Walter Betschart 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

Hello I'm using SuSE 9.3 x86_64. My Motherboard: A8V Deluxe, VIA K8T800Pro/VT8237 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500 (Winchester) Onboard sound. I'm having sound problems with MainActor. Package: MainActor-5-5.5.7-2.1 (you). MainActor uses /dev/dsp for sound. Everything was fine with the kernels (all from SuSE): 2.6.11.4-20a 2.6.11.4-21.7 After I upgraded to the following kernels: 2.6.11.4-21.8 2.6.11.4-21.9 I got no sound in MainActor MediaPlayer and TimelinePreview. MainActor displays no error message (console and log). Even when I start it with: ~> mactor /D (If I remove the soft link /dev/dsp, MainActor complains!) So I assume, MainActor can write to /dev/dsp but there the sound disappears in a black hole. If I unload the ALSA sound modules (snd-via82xx, snd-pcm-oss etc.) and load the OS built-in module via82cxxx_audio, the sound is back, but the video does not play smoothly, and the sound gets chopped after a few seconds. If I start Mainactor with: ~> artsdsp mactor I get sound too, but the application performance is useless. If I boot with the kernel 2.6.11.4-21.7, everything is fine again. It looks like the newer kernel versions don't support something MainActor depends on. I'm not having sound problems with any other application. And even the following is working: ~> cat /usr/share/tuxtype2/data/sounds/buzz.wav > /dev/dsp Any help would be appreciated. Regards, Walter

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Quick System Clock
by MIGUEL.MARTIN＠telefonica.net 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

I have a new Compaq Presario AMD64 3700+ and installed SUSE 9.3. I have found that the system time wins 20 minutes after 40 minutes of working time but hardware clock is working fine. I have try to use xntp to synchronize system time but does not work. Any suggestion to solve the problem. Thank you Miguel Martín.File input Error for file: /internet/programas/tps/webapps/cp/WEB-INF/etc/blank.html

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system locks up with SuSE 9.3 II
by Wilko Keegstra 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

Hi, I forgot to mention 2 things 1 - with the original kernel from the Distro there was NO problem after kernel update problems were there 2 - using the 100 Mbit Intel card instead of the cards with the Marvell chip, the machine is running fine. Wilko -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dr. Wilko Keegstra priv.phone: +31594514153,+31610477915| | Groningen University email: W.Keegstra(a)rug.nl | | Dept.of Biophys.Chemistry | | Nijenborgh 4 phone: +31503634224 | | 9747 AG GRONINGEN fax : +31503634800 | | The Netherlands | +------------------------------------------------------------+

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9.3 System Lockup
by Mag Gam 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

I have a Acer Aspire 5002 laptop running SuSE 9.3. After the system starts up, it locks up right after the network or trying to access the disk. When I try to boot it in safe mode, it complains about the PCI hda, and about my memory and it just freezes there too. Is there something wrong with the new kernel? I have recently did a system upgrade. How do I revert back? TIA!

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system locks up with SuSE 9.3
by Wilko Keegstra 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

When I use sata raid 0 or raid 1 (VIA VT8237 controller) and the Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit Ethernet onboard controller with motherboard Asus A8V Deluxe the system is hanging either during boot or shortly after that (probably aftr network activity and or disk access)), only hard reset will wake up the computer. When I use a SMC gigabit ethernet card (which also uses the Marvell chip) I get the same lock up. Sofar I don't have other 1 gigabit ethernet cards, so I tried a 100 Mbit ethernet card (Intel Ethernet Pro 100) The kernel is 2.6.11.4-21.8-default (64 bit). Is this still remaining problem related to previous Marvell problems in SuSE 9.3 ? Who can help. Thanks in advance, Wilko -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dr. Wilko Keegstra priv.phone: +31594514153,+31610477915| | Groningen University email: W.Keegstra(a)rug.nl | | Dept.of Biophys.Chemistry | | Nijenborgh 4 phone: +31503634224 | | 9747 AG GRONINGEN fax : +31503634800 | | The Netherlands | +------------------------------------------------------------+

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