From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 19 02:20:32 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E534816A4CE for ; Thu, 19 May 2005 02:20:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ruth.realtime.net (ruth.realtime.net [205.238.132.69]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66C7743DB0 for ; Thu, 19 May 2005 02:20:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from brucegb@realtime.net) Received: from tigerfish2.my.domain (unverified [70.113.33.56]) V9.2) with ESMTP id 83628026 for multiple; Wed, 18 May 2005 21:20:31 -0500 Received: from tigerfish2.my.domain (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tigerfish2.my.domain (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j4J2KUPq066442; Wed, 18 May 2005 21:20:30 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from brucegb@tigerfish2.my.domain) Received: (from brucegb@localhost) by tigerfish2.my.domain (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j4J2KT2K066441; Wed, 18 May 2005 21:20:29 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from brucegb) Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 21:20:29 -0500 From: Bruce Burden To: Doug White Message-ID: <20050519022029.GB16642@tigerfish2.my.domain> References: <200505162358.j4GNwFjg033775@sullivan.realtime.net> <20050518160240.Q87264@carver.gumbysoft.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050518160240.Q87264@carver.gumbysoft.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Server: High Performance Mail Server - http://surgemail.com cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problems with ASR card/5.4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 02:20:33 -0000 Hi Doug, well, pulling cards demonstrated where the problem lie, but it was not a hardware problem. By chance, I happened upon the "options ASR_COMPAT" directive, and that solved my problem. However, the GENERIC kernel configuration for i386 does NOT have this option, but it does have the "asr" driver configured. Having one but not the other causes problems, as I discovered. Bruce On Wed, May 18, 2005 at 04:03:56PM -0700, Doug White wrote: > On Mon, 16 May 2005, Bruce Burden wrote: > > > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > I am trying to get my Adaptec 3210S RAID running under 5.4, > > and all I get for my trouble is pmap_ errors. Sorry, no dumps at > > the moment. > > > > If I compile "device asr" into the kernel, I get a message > > about "could not copy LDT", and a panic about "pmap_enter: > > invalid page directory" when the system moves from single to multi > > user. (single user is no problem?) > > > > If I do not compile the asr driver, and "kldload asr" instead, > > I get a panic from pmap_mapdev, instead. > > > > Any ideas? This is annoying, and I am seriously considering > > returning to 4.11, where asr was working... > > This sounds like your system has severe memory corruption issues. I'd try > a different PCI slot for your asr card first, then try the card in another > known working system and see if your problems appear there. > > Have you tested the system without the asr card installed? > > -- > Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve > dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "I like bad!" Bruce Burden Austin, TX. - Thuganlitha The Power and the Prophet Robert Don Hughes