Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 11:21:58 -0400 From: Simon1 <simon1@simon1.net> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: ABIT KX7-333R problems: RAID & NIC problems Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20021018112149.00aaf590@192.168.5.1>
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I'm having some problems with a RAID setup and the network on a new system.
I haven't found anyone mentioning the problems in the searching I've done
(Google, FreeBSD Website, mailing lists). Hopefully someone can get me
pointed in the right direction or tell me what I'm missing (or fix a bug if
that is the case).
Summary of Problems:
Intel network cards (identical models -- see below) refuse to work on the
network. They will not pull DHCP, and if manually configured, will not talk
to anything on the network. All systems are connected via a hub. DHCP is
run off of a FreeBSD system. The HUB and the cards do show a link light.
When I create a mirrored array (2x 60GB 7200 RPM Seagates), each drive is
set as master on its own IDE channel without anything else attached to the
controller. When creating files, even very large ones, on the local system
I get good throughput -- On the order of 20MB/sec. When I FTP a file from
the other FreeBSD server down onto the mirrored array, the transfer will
only go at about 100k/sec. (Additional debugging/testing I've performed below).
Information:
FreeBSD Version: Generic install off of the FreeBSD 4.6 cds for the testing
below. Identical problems were noted after cvsup'ing to 4.7 & remaking the
world.
Hardware Setup:
Motherboard: ABIT KX7-333 w/RAID (Flashed the board with its latest BIOS
update, problems remain)
VIA KT333 & VT8233A chipsets
HighPoint HPT 372 RAID controller (UDMA/133 on board)
CPU: Athlon 1600XP+
Drives: 2x 60GB 7200 RPM Seagate IDE drives. (All are running as UDMA 100)
Drive Setup: Tried with the following configurations:
1) Directly to the mainboard IDE port, single drive, set as master.
2) Mirrored array, both disks, hooked onto the RAID controller. (Each set
as a master on their individual channel)
3) Non RAID setup, using a disk connected to the RAID controller.
Network Cards:
I've tried a total of 4 cards:
2 x Intel 10BT/100BTX PILA8460B PRO/100+ PCI (fxp)
1 x Phoebe (rl)
1 x CNET (dc)
NETWORK PROBLEM:
I've tried at least 4 cables, all of which work on other systems. One
specific cable was used for all of the below tests. The cards have all been
tried in all PCI slots except slot 5, which the boards manual suggests not
using because it /may/ have IRQ steering problems with the raid controller.
To test the card I attempt to get dhcp configuration (dhclient
<interface>), then I try and FTP a 180MB test file from another server (the
DHCP server in this case).
The three cards:
Intel (fxp):
I have two identical models here. Neither cards will pick up DHCP. If I
manually set the IP addresses, they will still not talk to anything on the
network. The link lights do light up on both the hub and the nic.
RealTek (rl):
The card gets DHCP info wonderfully, and will transfer files at about
6MB/sec. No errors, warning, etc.
CNET (dc):
Card also has no problems getting on the network. When I do the transfer,
some problems can occur. I get "TX underrun -- Increasing TX threshold"
repeatedly. Then, every 8 or 9 reboots, it will stall and give a broken
pipe error. You then have to reboot to make the link work again. While it
runs, it pulls at about 7MB/sec. In searching, I've seen a number of people
with that error message with the dc driver, but because it normally (9
times out of 10) will continue to work, it doesn't feel like a NIC or NIC
driver problem to me.
Disabling the onboard RAID controller (in the BIOS) didn't have any effect
on the problems whatsoever.
RAID Problems:
The problems occur with dc0 *and* rl0 network cards when FTPing the 180MB
test file. The RAID -and- single drive setups work like a charm for
everything local (and will install at the max speed the CDROM can handle --
regardless of configuration).
Setup #1) Using the Raid IDE as general (non RAIDed) setup --
I'm able to install FreeBSD onto it and boot without a problem. Installs
& reads at drives speed (20+ MB/sec). Doing the FTP download the download
will go at maximum speed the remote system & network cards can handle.
Setup #2) Using RAID with Mirroring option -- Each drive set as master of
its IDE channel. Nothing else connected to it.
I'm able to install FreeBSD onto it and boot without a problem. Installs
& reads at drives speed (20+ MB/sec). Doing the FTP download the download
will only go about 100k/sec (UPLOADING that file to another system will go
at full speed, just the download is severely limited). Both network cards
go this speed. Identical CABLE & NIC setups as the other configurations..
Setup #3) Using the regular IDE channel on the motherboard --
I'm able to install FreeBSD onto it and boot without a problem. Installs
& reads at drives speed (20+ MB/sec). Doing the FTP download the download
will go at maximum speed the remote system & network cards can handle.
My goals are to get the Intel NICs to work, and get RAID to act properly
(ie: full speed). I've included the DMESG output at the bottom of the post
(this is when I have a straight 4.6 install on it -- I've tried installing
4.7 twice via CVSUP and tweaking NMBCLUSTERS & the like -- no go). For the
DMESG output I have all three cards in, and I was testing one at a time,
then rebooting and moving the cable down to the next card. The slot the
cards were in didn't have any effect on the problems. During earlier
testing I only had one card in at a time. Below, both drives are hooked to
the raid controller, but RAID wasn't being used. The primary drive is being
used directly, and the second one has been left alone.
A close cousin of this board (the no longer made KR7A-133R) worked like a
champ. I've never had a single iota of trouble out of the KR7A bards, and
with 12 installed for several months, had there been problems I would have
heard by now, which is why the problems with this board have me confused.
This system needs to go out the door to a customer on Monday/Tuesday of
next week. If any developers or the like need me to try anything or need
access to this box for testing that can be arranged. If anyone can
recommend a good motherboard with similar features that supports RAID (and
does it well) please let me know (off list) so I can get a replacement.
Needs to be an Athlon XP, DDR board -- I want to reuse the processor & etc
from this one. I'd be happy to provide any additional info I can about
this, just let me know.
Thanks in advance for any assistance with this,
-Michael Wolfe
-------------- DMESG OUTPUT ---------------
Copyright (c) 1992-2002 The FreeBSD Project.
Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE #0: Tue Jun 11 06:14:12 GMT 2002
murray@builder.freebsdmall.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC
Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1600+ (1400.60-MHz 686-class CPU)
Origin = "AuthenticAMD" Id = 0x662 Stepping = 2
Features=0x383fbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,M
Features=0x383fbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,
CMOV,PAT,PSE36,MMX,FXSR,SSE>
AMD Features=0xc0400000<AMIE,DSP,3DNow!>
real memory = 536805376 (524224K bytes)
avail memory = 517382144 (505256K bytes)
Preloaded elf kernel "kernel" at 0xc04d0000.
Pentium Pro MTRR support enabled
md0: Malloc disk
Using $PIR table, 8 entries at 0xc00fdef0
npx0: <math processor> on motherboard
npx0: INT 16 interface
pcib0: <Host to PCI bridge> on motherboard
pci0: <PCI bus> on pcib0
pcib1: <PCI to PCI bridge (vendor=1106 device=b099)> at device 1.0 on pci0
pci1: <PCI bus> on pcib1
pci1: <ATI model 5446 graphics accelerator> at 0.0 irq 11
rl0: <RealTek 8139 10/100BaseTX> port 0xa000-0xa0ff mem
0xeb102000-0xeb1020ff irq 5 at device 8.0 on pci0
rl0: Ethernet address: 00:50:fc:44:d8:97
miibus0: <MII bus> on rl0
rlphy0: <RealTek internal media interface> on miibus0
rlphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
dc0: <Davicom DM9102A 10/100BaseTX> port 0xa400-0xa4ff mem
0xeb100000-0xeb1000ff irq 12 at device 13.0 on pci0
dc0: Ethernet address: 00:80:ad:00:09:dd
miibus1: <MII bus> on dc0
ukphy0: <Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface> on miibus1
ukphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
fxp0: <Intel Pro 10/100B/100+ Ethernet> port 0xa800-0xa83f mem
0xeb000000-0xeb0fffff,0xeb101000-0xeb101fff irq 12 at device 15.0 on pci0
fxp0: Ethernet address 00:20:e0:60:18:f0
inphy0: <i82555 10/100 media interface> on miibus2
inphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
isab0: <PCI to ISA bridge (vendor=1106 device=3147)> at device 17.0 on pci0
isa0: <ISA bus> on isab0
atapci0: <VIA 8233 ATA133 controller> port 0xac00-0xac0f at device 17.1 on pci0
ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0
ata1: at 0x170 irq 15 on atapci0
uhci0: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> port 0xb000-0xb01f irq 5 at device 17.2
on pci0
usb0: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> on uhci0
usb0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhci1: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> port 0xb400-0xb41f irq 5 at device 17.3
on pci0
usb1: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> on uhci1
usb1: USB revision 1.0
uhub1: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
atapci1: <HighPoint HPT372 ATA133 controller> port
0xc800-0xc8ff,0xc400-0xc403,0xc000-0xc007,0xbc00-0xbc03,0xb800-0xb807 irq
10 at device 19.0 on pci0
ata2: at 0xb800 on atapci1
ata3: at 0xc000 on atapci1
orm0: <Option ROMs> at iomem 0xc0000-0xc7fff,0xcc000-0xcf7ff on isa0
fdc0: <NEC 72065B or clone> at port 0x3f0-0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on isa0
fdc0: FIFO enabled, 8 bytes threshold
fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0
atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0
atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> flags 0x1 irq 1 on atkbdc0
kbd0 at atkbd0
vga0: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0
sc0: <System console> at flags 0x100 on isa0
sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300>
sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0
sio0: type 16550A
sio1 at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0
sio1: type 16550A
ppc0: <Parallel port> at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0
ppc0: Generic chipset (NIBBLE-only) in COMPATIBLE mode
plip0: <PLIP network interface> on ppbus0
lpt0: <Printer> on ppbus0
lpt0: Interrupt-driven port
ppi0: <Parallel I/O> on ppbus0
ad4: 57241MB <ST360021A> [116301/16/63] at ata2-master UDMA100
ad6: 57241MB <ST360021A> [116301/16/63] at ata3-master UDMA100
acd0: CDROM <CDU5211> at ata1-master PIO4
Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad4s1a
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