From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 8 08:10:39 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 3330C16A4CE for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 08:10:39 +0000 (GMT) Received: from lonsmime02.rit.reuters.com (lonsmimeo.rit.reuters.com [192.165.213.23]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 574A643D41 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 08:10:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Anthony.Downer@reuters.com) Received: from eupig1 (unverified) by lonsmime02.rit.reuters.com (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.3.17) with ESMTP id ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 08:10:31 +0000 Message-ID: Received: from lonsmsxb01.emea.ime.reuters.com ([10.5.75.142]) by eupig1.dtc.lon.ime.reuters.com (PMDF V6.1-1 #30693) with ESMTP id <0IEM003QNC1JLP@eupig1.dtc.lon.ime.reuters.com>; Fri, 08 Apr 2005 08:10:31 +0000 (GMT) Received: from lonsmsxm01.emea.ime.reuters.com ([10.5.150.14]) by lonsmsxb01.emea.ime.reuters.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC (6.0.3790.0); Fri, 08 Apr 2005 08:10:31 +0000 Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 09:10:30 +0100 From: Anthony Downer To: David Sze MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6521.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Thread-Topic: FreeBSD 4.11-Release IPS device issues Thread-Index: AcU7dhT3DxcCx3+CQcuT8jY7kXv3jgAnED9Q Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Apr 2005 08:10:31.0105 (UTC) FILETIME=[6E827B10:01C53C12] cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD 4.11-Release IPS device issues 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: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 08:10:39 -0000 David, Nice to hear it is not just me! Cheers, Anthony.=20 -----Original Message----- From: David Sze [mailto:dsze@alumni.uwaterloo.ca]=20 Sent: 07 April 2005 14:31 To: Anthony Downer Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.11-Release IPS device issues At 09:13 AM 06/04/2005 +0100, Anthony Downer wrote this to All: >Hello Folks, > >(I am afraid) we are using FreeBSD as the initial boot/hardware/disk=20 >configuration tool for our Standard Windows Server builds. > >We have a bootable CD that identifies hardware, partitions disk zero,=20 >copies the install files over and commences the Windows installation=20 >process. > >This is working fine on a large number of machines/scsi controllers,=20 >but the ServeRAID is causing some issues. >I am attempting to use the 4.11-Release IPS driver on an IBM xSeries=20 >342 with a ServeRAID 4Lx RAID controller. >(Controller BIOS/Firmware 7.10.18 - Two 18GB drives in a mirrored >formation) > >Whilst we have successfully tested 5.3 with the IPS driver for this=20 >purpose we are getting some odd errors in 4.11 (At this time it is not=20 >possible to migrate to 5.3 for our purposes) > >When copying a large number of files (the i386 folder) using cp from a=20 >mounted CD to a DOS formatted partition on ipsd0 we are getting the=20 >following errors: >---cut here--- >devstat_end_transaction: HELP!! busy_count for ipsd0 is < 0 (-1)! >panic: vwakeup: neg numoutput > >syncing disks... ips0: WARNING: command timeout. Adapter is in toaster=20 >mode, resetting to known state >devstat_end_transaction: HELP!! busy_count for ipsd0 is < 0 (-1)! >ips0: resetting adapter, this may take up to 5 minutes >ips0: syncing config >ips0: ERROR: unable to get a command! can't sync cache! >ips0: adapter clear failed >ips0: AIEE! adapter reset failed, giving up and going home! Have a nice >day. >---cut here--- I get the same panic on an IBM xSeries 346 with a ServeRAID-7k controller (Six 15K RPM 36GB drives, two as RAID1, four as RAID0). The panic occurs at random points while sysinstall is copying distributions. If I do a minimal install, that completes successfully, but then the same panic occurs while building a new kernel. 5.4-RC1 seems to work fine, but I'm in the same boat as you; my customer doesn't want to upgrade to RELENG_5 yet. I'm going to look at backporting the -CURRENT ips driver to RELENG_4, I'll post patches (and a PR) if I'm successful. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our Internet site at http://www.reuters.com To find out more about Reuters Products and Services visit http://www.reute= rs.com/productinfo=20 Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Reuters Ltd.