Re: AW: PE2650 / Perc 3Di crash

Hi,

I finally tested compilation of a custom kernel under
FreeBSD with following major changes :

...
machine         i386
#cpu            I486_CPU
#cpu            I586_CPU
cpu             I686_CPU
#ident          GENERIC
ident           MYKERNEL
...
options         SMP                     # Symmetric
MultiProcessor Kernel
options         APIC_IO                 # Symmetric
(APIC) I/O
...

So as you can see it, I enabled a 686 SMP kernel.
Until now, I could easily could compile a complete
test kernel while I was downloading an iso file.

So I will now configure this machine as a web server
and let it run days, maybe weeks so I will see if it
keeps running.

Finally, I looked at firmware revision of my seagate
disks and I see revision 0003.

vincent

--- Vincent Blondel <vincent_blondel-/[email protected]> wrote:
> So I took a look yesterday for having firmware
> revision of my disks and I coudn't find this
> information anywhere ???
> 
> BUT I remarked that defaults settings for my Adaptec
> Controller configures write caching to off and I am
> currently using 2.4.22-pre6-ac1 and still got the
> problem ...
> 
> The only thing very strange in my case is I got this
> problem after few minutes ... NOT hours or days.
> 
> As I said it earlier, I will try to find time for
> compiling a SMP kernel under FreeBSD to see the
> behaviour of this OS.
> 
> --- Vincent Blondel <vincent_blondel-/[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > 
> > I sould look at this tonight when I return to home
> > ...
> > The only thing I can say is I have never made any
> > firmware updates until now.
> > 
> > --- Andy De Petter <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > 
> > > What firmware REV do you have on your disks?
> > > 
> > > -a
> > > 
> > > Vincent Blondel wrote:
> > > 
> > > >Andy,
> > > >
> > > >If I compare your disks with those I have in my
> > > >server, you got no problems with
> > > >
> > > >ST318406LC ( Cheetah 36es ) --> U160
> > > >
> > > >but you got well problems with disks
> > > >
> > > >ST336753LC ( Cheetah 15.3K ) --> U320 and I got
> > > >problems with the same disks ( just 18.4 G0
> > instead
> > > of
> > > >36.7 Go but I don't know firmware revision of
> my
> > > disks
> > > >... )
> > > >ST318453LC ( Cheetah 15.3K ) --> U320.
> > > >
> > > >So if we look at Cheetah 15.3K specifications,
> > > these
> > > >disks are U320 interface and SCSI RAID
> Controller
> > > >5400s is a U160 interface.
> > > >
> > > >So, maybe problems come from this or other
> > > >specifications in the Cheetah 15.3K product.
> > > >
> > > >vincent
> > > >
> > > >--- Andy De Petter <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >  
> > > >
> > > >>Sorry, forgot to put the revision on the
> Seagate
> > > >>ST336753LC: it's REV A00
> > > >>
> > > >>-a
> > > >>
> > > >>Andy De Petter wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >>>I have a 2650 with:
> > > >>>   OS disk (volume container)
> > > >>>      Seagate ST318406LC (REV A01)
> > > >>>   Data disks (stripe container)
> > > >>>      Fujitsu MAM3367MC (REV A1-21)
> > > >>>
> > > >>>which does not crash, under any
> circumstances,
> > > and
> > > >>>      
> > > >>>
> > > >>machines that do:
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >>>   OS disk (volume container)
> > > >>>      Maxtor OSW925 (REV A00)
> > > >>>   Data disks (stripe container)
> > > >>>      Seagate ST336753LC (REV A00)
> > > >>>
> > > >>>   OS disk (volume container)
> > > >>>      Maxtor OSW925 (REV A00)
> > > >>>   Data disks (stripe container)
> > > >>>      Maxtor OSW925 (REV A00)
> > > >>>
> > > >>>So we're starting to suspect the disks to
> have
> > > >>>      
> > > >>>
> > > >>something to do with it 
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >>>(or potentially the firmware REV)
> > > >>>
> > > >>>Any others that recognize this? ;)
> > > >>>
> > > >>>-Andy
> > > >>>
> > > >>>Andy De Petter wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>      
> > > >>>
> > > >>>>Another update: I have a working server,
> with
> > > >>>>        
> > > >>>>
> > > >>Fujitsu disks ..   On 
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >>>>all servers, running Seagate or Maxtor disks
> > > >>>>        
> > > >>>>
> > > >>(both REV. A.00), I have 
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >>>>timeout problems.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>I'll post the exact type of models of
> > > >>>>        
> > > >>>>
> > > >>Fujitsu/Seagate/Maxtor disks 
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >>>>tomorrow, so we can maybe see if this is
> > similar
> > > >>>>        
> > > >>>>
> > > >>case, with other 
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >>>>people having problems.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>-Andy
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>Matthias Pigulla wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>        
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>>Some more news:
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>A technician from the remote data center
> > where
> > > >>>>>          
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>the server is located
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >>>>>just gave me a call. He said that the
> > server's
> > > >>>>>          
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>status display was
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >>>>>flashing orange, showing "HD FAILED E0D76";
> > all
> > > >>>>>          
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>the HDD status LEDs are
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >>>>>green.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>Now - is that a broken/bogus/unstable disk
> or
> > a
> > > >>>>>          
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>software problem? Loose
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >>>>>cabling? ... ?
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>Best regards,
> > > >>>>>Matthias
> > > >>>>>
> > >
> >
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> > >
> >
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