Re: lotsa oops - 2.6.5 (preempt + unable handle virutal address + more?)
From: Pods
Date: Sun Jun 06 2004 - 22:30:25 EST
Ok i fixed it. Was a RAM installation problem. I've had trouble with RAM in
this board before. When i initialy set it up, the RAM modules being in 2&3 3
was the only i could get it to boot.
However i had a few more tries and i got a single DIMM bootting the machine
and then i tried two. It didnt boot, so i wirggled it and it work? very
strange. I think the DDR slots may not be up to scratch, but its working...
o rat least, seems to be.
Thanx for your help, even though it wouldnt have been neccessary if i had
taken more care in installing the RAM. *color me red faced*
Thanx again.
--------- Original Message --------
From: Denis Vlasenko <vda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Pods <pods@xxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: lotsa oops - 2.6.5 (preempt + unable handle virutal address +
more?)
Date: 06/06/04 05:28
>
> On Saturday 05 June 2004 18:27, Pods wrote:
> > >> Run memtest86
> > Tried once before, didnt boot... died :( memtest page says this
happens on
> > some hardware and they're not sure why.
>
> Ho hum. Looks like good starting point to debug.
> Remove RAM until you have <= 2 GB, then run memtest86
> (or modified versions of it with debug prints)
> until you know where it dies.
>
> > >> Underclock your system
> > its not over clocked :/
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> I mean, underclock below normal conditions.
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> > >> lower IDE DMA mode and see whether it stops oopsing.
> >
> > tried setting dma = off in hdparm, didnt work, still got crashes
compiling
> > firebird.. infact, it didnt even get passed the ./configure stage :(
>
> Use hdparm to set, say, udma0.
>
> > Each time (just about, didnt do it once out of 6ish times) i set the
dma to
> > off (either at boot or runtime) i got a "spurious 8259A
interript: IRQ 7"..
> > apparantly, iirc that debug message has been taken out of 2.6.6
>
> I have 'em too. Not a real issue on lots of systems.
>
> > Please guys, CC me your responces, otherwise i have to look at some
> > archives, and reply via webmail... it took 2 firefox crashes (one of
which
> > brought down X) to just right this message... now im going to take a
chance
> > and hit the submit
> > button
> --
> vda
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