Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:23:52 +0100 From: ian j hart <ianjhart@ntlworld.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: unable to use gmirror on supermicro 5015b-mt Message-ID: <200807232123.52186.ianjhart@ntlworld.com> In-Reply-To: <200807221659.20396.ianjhart@ntlworld.com> References: <200807221659.20396.ianjhart@ntlworld.com>
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On Tuesday 22 July 2008 16:59:20 ian j hart wrote: > These are new boxes. > http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5015/SYS-5015B-MT.cfm > > core 2 Q6600 CPU > 8Gb 667 RAM > > Boxes were memtested from Fri-Mon okay. 6.3-RELEASE (amd64) installs fine. > Build cycle okay. Running (no load) for a week or so. > > However, when I try to configure gmirror they hang on boot. > > After some fiddling it appears issuing > #kldload geom_mirror > hangs the boxes very hard. Ping response stops (after 3), no CAD response, > CDROM draw doesn't open! > > This may well be a foolish thing to do but another (different) amd64 box > doesn't hang. I don't believe this to be amd64 specific, I suspect that > there's something strange about this hardware. > > There are very many BIOS options and I feel like I've tried them all > without getting anywhere. > > I'm "on holiday" this week and I've borrowed a box to test. Any suggestions > would be welcome. I'll (re)try anything but I need help to stay focused. > > Before you ask, no I cannot try 7.0-RELEASE, but that's a whole other > thread (which may bear fruit more quickly). > > I already dropped the RAM to 2Gb and disabled the memory remap in the BIOS. > > dmesg after sig [AHCI disabled, SATA legacy mode] > > Thanks As I suspected, no takers :) "Fix". In /boot/loader.conf hw.ata.atapi_dma="0" This allows kldload without hang. I'm sure that this fix will allow me to configure a mirror. I'll post back if I'm wrong. -- ian j hart
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