From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 16 22:51:11 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B96316A419 for ; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:51:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from karl@FS.denninger.net) Received: from FS.denninger.net (wsip-70-169-168-7.pn.at.cox.net [70.169.168.7]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35C7F13C442 for ; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:51:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from karl@FS.denninger.net) Received: from fs.denninger.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by FS.denninger.net (8.13.8/8.13.1) with SMTP id l8GMp7m2003731 for ; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:51:07 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from karl@FS.denninger.net) Received: from fs.denninger.net [127.0.0.1] by Spamblock-sys (LOCAL); Sun Sep 16 17:51:07 2007 Received: (from karl@localhost) by FS.denninger.net (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id l8GMp6Ib003728 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:51:06 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from karl) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:51:06 -0500 From: Karl Denninger To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070916225106.GA2462@FS.denninger.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <20070915223649.GA6439@FS.denninger.net> <46ED8817.3040400@queue.to> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <46ED8817.3040400@queue.to> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Organization: Karl's Sushi and Packet Smashers X-Die-Spammers: Spammers cheerfully broiled for supper and served with ketchup! X-SPAMBLOCK-MATCH: Matched [@freebsd.org+], message ok Subject: Re: Question regarding Intel ICH7 motherboard and integrated RAID X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:51:11 -0000 I have the BIOS set to IDE mode; I found the other problem "the hard way" and the workaround... Here's the dump from the BTX death - leading zeros omitted, and hand-copied (hope I didn't screw it up!) INT = 00d err = 0 efl = 30086 eip = 14db eax = 8 ebx = 1970 ecx = c350 edx = 81400008 esi = 3684 edi = 0 ebp = 364 esp = 349 cs = cf000 ds = 9b00 es = 14000 fs = 0000 cs:eip = 2e 0f 01 16 8d 07 0f 20 ....... ss:esp = 08 00 00 00 c0 9a 40 81 00 00 50 Hope this helps. - -- Karl Denninger (karl@denninger.net) Internet Consultant & Kids Rights Activist http://www.denninger.net My home on the net - links to everything I do! http://scubaforum.org Your UNCENSORED place to talk about DIVING! http://genesis3.blogspot.com Musings Of A Sentient Mind On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 03:46:31PM -0400, Howard Goldstein wrote: > Karl Denninger wrote: > > Hi folks; > > > > I have a new Intel ICH7 board here that has Quad-core support. > > > > It works well EXCEPT.... > > > > It has an on-board RAID controller with some internal buffer memory. > > There's a known issue with an interrupt storm when the ICH7R is > configured for AHCI or RAID, and a pr was filed back in July(don't have > the number, search for interrupt storm on atapci1+). The suspicion was > that some peripheral no one has identified yet is hammering the apic and > we can't mask it. > > The workaround is to set the BIOS for IDE mode. It's a bit of a drag > because SATA-II mode isn't reached when in IDE mode, only in AHCI (and > RAID?) mode. If you don't panic when you set it for IDE mode then > you've probably run into the same problem. > > On the plus side FreeBSD on the Q6600 *rocks* and our geom stuff does > the RAIDdy stuff nicely for a software solution. I sympathize with you > as I spent most of the day yesterday trying to work this same problem. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > %SPAMBLOCK-SYS: Matched [@freebsd.org+], message ok %SPAMBLOCK-SYS: Matched [@freebsd.org+], message ok