From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 31 20:11:57 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FAD7106564A; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:11:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from smarthost1.sentex.ca (smarthost1-6.sentex.ca [IPv6:2607:f3e0:0:1::12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 315B88FC14; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:11:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [IPv6:2607:f3e0:0:4:f025:8813:7603:7e4a] (saphire3.sentex.ca [IPv6:2607:f3e0:0:4:f025:8813:7603:7e4a]) by smarthost1.sentex.ca (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p7VKBssL091749; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:11:54 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-ID: <4E5E9579.2080208@sentex.net> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:11:37 -0400 From: Mike Tancsa Organization: Sentex Communications User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20101207 Thunderbird/3.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Edgar Martinez References: <957EB052144AA64AB39F7AB26878320101217C4C5A@VA3DIAXVS881.RED001.local> In-Reply-To: <957EB052144AA64AB39F7AB26878320101217C4C5A@VA3DIAXVS881.RED001.local> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.1.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.71 on IPv6:2607:f3e0:0:1::12 Cc: Adrian Chadd , "freebsd-current@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: No valid timers found on ALIX (was Re: 9.0-BETA2 - Kernel Panic on ALIX) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:11:57 -0000 On 8/31/2011 3:57 PM, Edgar Martinez wrote: > Latest ALIX firmware? .99h? > > I'm using the below board... > > http://pcengines.ch/alix2d2.htm Thats pretty well the same board as me, except I dont have the 2 mini-pci slots. Mine comes up as Geode LX: PC Engines ALIX.2 v0.99h tinyBIOS V1.4a (C)1997-2007 vs Geode LX: PC Engines ALIX.3 v0.99h tinyBIOS V1.4a (C)1997-2007 Perhaps engage the PCEngine's folks to see what the difference is and if they know what might be up. ---Mike > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Tancsa [mailto:mike@sentex.net] > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 12:57 PM > To: Edgar Martinez > Cc: Adrian Chadd; freebsd-current@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: No valid timers found on ALIX (was Re: 9.0-BETA2 - Kernel Panic on ALIX) > > On 8/31/2011 3:25 PM, Edgar Martinez wrote: >> Nope..I rebuilt with both options..and just one at a time.. > > Strange, > My kernel is not so different from GENERIC. I added it to the bottom of > http://www.tancsa.com/beta2.html > > Perhaps its a different Alix box than mine that is causing the issue ? I > tried with > http://www.pcengines.ch/alix6f2.htm > and > http://www.pcengines.ch/alix3d2.htm > > ---Mike > > > >> >> panic: No usable event timer found! >> KDB: stack backtrace: >> X_db_sym_numargs(c0758a2d) at 0xc0471f85 = X_db_sym_numargs+0x135 >> kdb_backtrace(c2820d38,1,fffffff,c2820d40,c070257a,...) at 0xc05a9c98 = kdb_backtrace+0x28 >> panic(c077df08,c078251c,fffffff,c2820d48,c0708b88,...) at 0xc0581322 = panic+0xa2 >> cpu_initclocks_bsp(c2820d60,c054358b,c07c8f14,c0750d2a,0,...) at 0xc070257a = cpu_initclocks_bsp+0xfa >> cpu_initclocks(c07c8f14,c0750d2a,0,0,c2820d78,...) at 0xc0708b88 = cpu_initclocks+0x8 >> hardclock_sync(0,281ec00,281e000,2825000,0,...) at 0xc054358b = hardclock_sync+0x3b >> mi_startup() at 0xc0541469 = mi_startup+0xa9 >> btext() at 0xc0447665 = btext+0x95 >> KDB: enter: panic >> [ thread pid 0 tid 100000 ] >> Stopped at 0xc05a9aa4 = kdb_enter+0x34: movl $0,0xc07d93b4 = kdb_why >> >> Is still the result.. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mike Tancsa [mailto:mike@sentex.net] >> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 10:53 AM >> To: Adrian Chadd >> Cc: Edgar Martinez; freebsd-current@freebsd.org >> Subject: Re: No valid timers found on ALIX (was Re: 9.0-BETA2 - Kernel Panic on ALIX) >> >> On 8/31/2011 12:27 PM, Adrian Chadd wrote: >>> Just to clarify for Edgar, >>> >>> His 9.0 build isn't finding any valid timers; hence why the thing >>> panics upon boot. >>> >>> Since I've got a few Alix boards I'd like to use for 11n testing, i'd >>> like to know how to make this work. >>> Does anyone know the relevant magic to see which timers are available, >>> and force enable something that'll work? >> >> >> Strange, >> I had just tried with a Soekris not long ago and it was happy with >> Beta1 and 2.... csuping... updating... and it still works. dmesg.txt at >> http://www.tancsa.com/beta2.html >> >> What if you add >> >> option CPU_GEODE >> option CPU_SOEKRIS >> >> to the kernel ? I think actually only one is needed, but I forget which one. >> >> ---Mike >> > > -- ------------------- Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 Sentex Communications, mike@sentex.net Providing Internet services since 1994 www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada http://www.tancsa.com/