[Bug 421732] New: floppy unusable in openSUSE 11. 0 64bit - occasional system freeze
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 Summary: floppy unusable in openSUSE 11.0 64bit - occasional system freeze Product: openSUSE 11.0 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.0 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Created an attachment (id=236430) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=236430) Output of /usr/sbin/hwinfo openSUSE 11.0 (64bit) was installed from DVD and all latest patches from the update repository have been installed. The floppy disk drive appears to be unusable in openSUSE 11.0, 64 bit Version. Symptoms: The first command to the floppy drive after re-boot seems to work, all subsequent access to the floppy drive - with the same disk or with any other - fail (floppy LED is on, floppy drive moves, but no positive result). See log of a terminal session below: alexande@asterix:~> mdir Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Number is 2828-50E1 Directory for A:/ autoexec bat 1142 1998-05-15 20:01 autoexec.bat setramd bat 881 1998-05-15 20:01 setramd.bat findramd exe 6855 1998-05-15 20:01 findramd.exe aspi4dos sys 14386 1998-05-15 20:01 aspi4dos.sys aspicd sys 29620 1998-05-15 20:01 aspicd.sys aspi2dos sys 35330 1998-05-15 20:01 aspi2dos.sys aspi8u2 sys 40792 1998-05-15 20:01 aspi8u2.sys extract exe 93242 1998-05-15 20:01 extract.exe drvspace bin 69079 1998-05-15 20:01 drvspace.bin himem sys 33447 1998-05-15 20:01 himem.sys ebd cab 276324 1998-05-15 20:01 ebd.cab country sys 30742 1998-05-15 20:01 country.sys mode com 29815 1998-05-15 20:01 mode.com keyb com 20023 1998-05-15 20:01 keyb.com ebd sys 0 2000-01-08 10:09 ebd.sys io sys 222390 1998-05-15 20:01 io.sys config sys 860 2003-11-16 0:26 config.sys readme txt 16216 1998-05-15 20:01 readme.txt ramdrive sys 12823 1998-05-15 20:01 ramdrive.sys btcdrom sys 21971 1998-05-15 20:01 btcdrom.sys btdosm sys 30955 1998-05-15 20:01 btdosm.sys aspi8dos sys 37564 1998-05-15 20:01 aspi8dos.sys flashpt sys 64425 1998-05-15 20:01 flashpt.sys fdisk exe 64956 1998-05-15 20:01 fdisk.exe command com 96360 1998-05-15 20:01 command.com oakcdrom sys 41302 1998-05-15 20:01 oakcdrom.sys display sys 17191 1998-05-15 20:01 display.sys ega cpi 58870 1998-05-15 20:01 ega.cpi keyboard sys 34566 1998-05-15 20:01 keyboard.sys msdos sys 9 2000-01-08 10:09 msdos.sys toshv224 sys 13720 2003-11-16 0:24 toshv224.sys 31 files 1 415 856 bytes 33 792 bytes free alexande@asterix:~> mdir init A: non DOS media Cannot initialize 'A:' alexande@asterix:~> mdir init A: non DOS media Cannot initialize 'A:' alexande@asterix:~> mount /media/floppy mount: blockorientiertes Gerät /dev/fd0 ist schreibgeschützt, wird eingehängt im Nur-Lese-Modus mount: konnte Dateisystemtyp nicht feststellen, und es wurde keiner angegeben ---> floppy removed from drive <--- alexande@asterix:~> mount /media/floppy mount: /dev/fd0 ist kein gültiges blockorientiertes Gerät ---> inserted another floppy into the drive <--- alexande@asterix:~> mount /media/floppy mount: blockorientiertes Gerät /dev/fd0 ist schreibgeschützt, wird eingehängt im Nur-Lese-Modus mount: konnte Dateisystemtyp nicht feststellen, und es wurde keiner angegeben ---> removed floppy from drive <--- alexande@asterix:~> mdir Can't open /dev/fd0: No such device or address Cannot initialize 'A:' ---> inserted floppy into drive <--- alexande@asterix:~> mdir init A: non DOS media Cannot initialize 'A:' alexande@asterix:~> mdir init A: non DOS media Cannot initialize 'A:' alexande@asterix:~> Further trials on the floppy occasionally lead to a system freeze. All disks used for these experiments (Windows 98 installation boot disk, SuSE Linux 8.1 boot disk) work perfectly on a openSUSE 10.3 32bit system. Both disks work as boot disks on my 64 bit system, the Windows boot disk boots into DOS, where all file commands work on the floppy. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c1 --- Comment #1 from Alexander König <alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de> 2008-08-30 07:20:47 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=236431) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=236431) Output of demesg -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 Robert Vojcik <rvojcik@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User bphilips@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c2 Brandon Philips <bphilips@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |bphilips@novell.com Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de Priority|P5 - None |P4 - Low --- Comment #2 from Brandon Philips <bphilips@novell.com> 2008-11-06 22:18:04 MST --- Can you test this under 11.1 Beta4? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 Brandon Philips <bphilips@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com |bphilips@novell.com Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 Brandon Philips <bphilips@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c3 Alexander König <alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de | --- Comment #3 from Alexander König <alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de> 2008-11-16 04:48:36 MST --- Sorry for answering so late. I tried it under 11.1 Beta5 (life CD) and under Knoppix_V5.3.1 (life DVD): the behavior is the same. Is there a known hardware incompatibility with the floppy controller on mainboard GA-MA770-DS3? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User bphilips@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c4 --- Comment #4 from Brandon Philips <bphilips@novell.com> 2008-11-16 11:02:45 MST --- (In reply to comment #3 from Alexander König)
I tried it under 11.1 Beta5 (life CD) and under Knoppix_V5.3.1 (life DVD): the behavior is the same. Is there a known hardware incompatibility with the floppy controller on mainboard GA-MA770-DS3?
Did you run `modprobe floppy`? Is the behaviour the system lockup or the non-working floppy? Can you attach the floppy image? Can you try a few debugging steps if the system is locking up? 1) Does the capslock key work when it locks up? Can you get the capslock LED to turn on and off? 2) Install a kernel-debug kernel. Please use this Kernel for the rest of the tests. 3) Add `kernel.sysrq = 1` to /etc/sysctl.conf or `echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq` 4) Run `dmesg -n 8` on boot 5) Run your tests from a virtual console instead of X. Use Alt+Ctrl+Shift+F1 to switch to the virtual console. 6) (Optional but very helpful) Setup a debug console by either using a a serial console or net consle with a null modem cable hooked up to another machine. If you are using a serial console append console=ttyS0,115200 to the boot command line and run `screen -T vt100 /dev/ttyS0 115200` on the other machine If you can't use a serial console please use this documentation http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob_plai... Please reply with results from these tests. If the system seems to lock up with nothing useful try using the Alt-Sysreq + w or Alt-Sysreq + d to get some debug output. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 Brandon Philips <bphilips@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c5 --- Comment #5 from Alexander König <alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de> 2008-11-16 11:40:18 MST --- Created an attachment (id=252511) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=252511) Floppy image by dd=/dev/fd0 of=floppy.image Created on the system showing the problems described above. No problems with the dd command. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c6 Alexander König <alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de | --- Comment #6 from Alexander König <alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de> 2008-11-16 11:41:55 MST --- The behavior is: "not working floppy". I have not yet been able to reproduce the system freeze neither in 11.1 nor in my existing 11.0. Floppy image attached (created by "dd if=/dev/fd0 of=floppy.image", which works without problems on my 11.0 system) By issuing the command "rmmod floppy" followed by a "modprobe floppy" I can usually get mdir work again for one time. More test results when I find some time. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c7 --- Comment #7 from Alexander König <alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de> 2008-11-23 08:59:19 MST --- No system lock up since then. Where can I get a pre-compiled kernel-debug kernel? I'd prefer a life system on CD in order not to interfer with my running system. The floppy problem still remains, see my tests on a virtual console as root (my comments are marked with >>>):
boot root virtual console insert new floppy formatted on a Windows Vista System, two html files copied to floppy on Windows
asterix:~ # mkdir -p /mnt/floppytest asterix:~ # mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppytest asterix:~ # ls /mnt/floppytest Liesmich.htm ReadMe.htm asterix:~ # umount /dev/fd0 asterix:~ # mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppytest mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0, missing codepage or helper program, or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so asterix:~ # dmesg | tail -20 ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team RPC: Registered udp transport module. RPC: Registered tcp transport module. vboxdrv: Trying to deactivate the NMI watchdog permanently... vboxdrv: Successfully done. vboxdrv: TSC mode is 'synchronous', kernel timer mode is 'normal'. vboxdrv: Successfully loaded version 1.5.6_OSE (interface 0x00050002). NET: Registered protocol family 17 device eth0 entered promiscuous mode warning: `vdr' uses deprecated v2 capabilities in a way that may be insecure. hda-intel: Invalid position buffer, using LPIB read method instead. floppy0: long rw: 24 instead of 12 rs=18 s=1 rh=1 h=0 rt=0 t=0 heads=2 eoc=1 spt=18 st=0 ss=1 in_sector_offset=0 FAT: bogus number of reserved sectors VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev fd0. asterix:~ #
re-boot root virtual console
asterix:~ # mdir Volume in drive A is TESTDISK Directory for A:/ readme htm 5552 2008-05-27 10:38 ReadMe.htm liesmich htm 5874 2008-05-27 13:34 Liesmich.htm 2 files 11 426 bytes 1 448 960 bytes free asterix:~ # mdir init A: non DOS media Cannot initialize 'A:'
re-boot root virtual console
asterix:~ # mcopy a:/ReadMe.htm . asterix:~ # mcopy a:/ReadMe.htm Readme1.htm init A: non DOS media Cannot initialize 'A:' asterix:~ # dmesg | tail -20 ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team RPC: Registered udp transport module. RPC: Registered tcp transport module. vboxdrv: Trying to deactivate the NMI watchdog permanently... vboxdrv: Successfully done. vboxdrv: TSC mode is 'synchronous', kernel timer mode is 'normal'. vboxdrv: Successfully loaded version 1.5.6_OSE (interface 0x00050002). NET: Registered protocol family 17 device eth0 entered promiscuous mode warning: `vdr' uses deprecated v2 capabilities in a way that may be insecure. bootsplash: status on console 0 changed to on hda-intel: Invalid position buffer, using LPIB read method instead. floppy0: long rw: 24 instead of 12 rs=18 s=1 rh=1 h=0 rt=0 t=0 heads=2 eoc=1 spt=18 st=0 ss=1 in_sector_offset=0 asterix:~ # -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c8 --- Comment #8 from Alexander König <alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de> 2008-11-29 11:59:29 MST --- In order to exclude hardware problems I built a floppy drive (and the floppy cable) which is working without problems in an old 32 bit computer running openSUSE 10.3 into my system. The symptoms (floppy only working one time after boot) are exactly the same with this hardware BTW: During these tests I had a lockup - I could not get the capslock LED to turn on and off Where can I get a kernel-debug kernel? Or how can I create one? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c9 --- Comment #9 from Alexander König <alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de> 2008-11-30 09:19:59 MST --- Created an attachment (id=256795) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=256795) Log of floppy tests on openSUSE 11.1 life system -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c10 --- Comment #10 from Alexander König <alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de> 2008-11-30 09:21:35 MST --- Created an attachment (id=256796) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=256796) /var/log/messages after floppy tests on openSUSE 11.1 beta 5 life system -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c11 --- Comment #11 from Alexander König <alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de> 2008-11-30 09:22:15 MST --- Created an attachment (id=256797) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=256797) /var/log/warn after floppy tests on openSUSE 11.1 beta 5 life system -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c12 --- Comment #12 from Alexander König <alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de> 2008-11-30 09:47:09 MST --- I did some more tests with a new floppy disk on the openSUSE 11.1 beta 5 life system, please see attachments. The same floppy disk works without problem on another 64 bit computer (different mainboard) with openSUSE 11.1 beta 5 life system. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User bphilips@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c13 --- Comment #13 from Brandon Philips <bphilips@novell.com> 2008-12-01 20:17:49 MST --- (In reply to comment #3 from Alexander König)
Sorry for answering so late. I tried it under 11.1 Beta5 (life CD) and under Knoppix_V5.3.1 (life DVD): the behavior is the same. Is there a known hardware incompatibility with the floppy controller on mainboard GA-MA770-DS3?
Perhaps try flashing to the lastest version of the BIOS? http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=272... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c14 --- Comment #14 from Alexander König <alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de> 2008-12-28 09:57:11 MST --- No change of behavior with latest BIOS. In the meantime I upgraded to 11.1 and shall do some more tests. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732 User alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421732#c15 --- Comment #15 from Alexander König <alexander.koenig@koenig-a.de> 2009-01-03 03:53:59 MST --- No visible obvious change of behavior with 11.1 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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