From owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 24 12:34:15 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9202F37B401 for ; Thu, 24 Apr 2003 12:34:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mx1.boldinternet.net (ns2.bphosting.com [64.237.51.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A971D43FBD for ; Thu, 24 Apr 2003 12:34:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jeev@boldinternet.net) Received: (qmail 39593 invoked by uid 0); 24 Apr 2003 19:34:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mainframe) (63.206.136.254) by 0 with SMTP; 24 Apr 2003 19:34:09 -0000 From: "jeev" To: Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 12:32:22 -0700 Message-ID: <000001c30a98$3a5372c0$0200a8c0@mainframe> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <3EA6EBB7.6070104@btc.adaptec.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: RE: Issues with SuperMicro SuperServer 6011D System. X-BeenThere: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: SCSI subsystem List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 19:34:15 -0000 Currently I've had them install 4.8-release on the server, works fine = with UP kernel/generic. I have spoken to supermicro over the phone, they = said it could be the cpu's being 256 cache, that wont work, but they're 512, any other leads? There are no pci cards plugged in, if you would like to = access the machine, maybe to check some stuff out, let me know. j Nate Lawson wrote: > On Wed, 23 Apr 2003, jeev wrote: >=20 >>Hey guys, I've got a bunch of these: >>http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/SUPERServer/SuperServer6011D.htm >> >>I currently am trying to get 2 of them working, I've tested them all though. >> >>I have put 4.7 4.8 5.0 and upgraded and im still having issues. >=20 >=20 > I've used a similar one of these with FreeBSD 4.5R and it worked fine. >=20 >=20 >>-- DMESG OUTPUT -- >>Copyright (c) 1992-2003 The FreeBSD Project. >>Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, = 1994 >> The Regents of the University of California. All rights = reserved. >>FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE-p7 #0: Wed Apr 23 00:17:46 PDT 2003 >> root@ded16.bphosting.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/jeev >>Preloaded elf kernel "/boot/kernel/kernel" at 0xc0660000. >>Preloaded elf module "/boot/kernel/acpi.ko" at 0xc06600a8. >=20 >=20 > You need to disable ACPI on 5.0 and try again. Also update your BIOS = to > the latest version. Try with a non-SMP kernel also. Check cabling = and > termination. >=20 > Your information below wasn't helpful for me since the errors > just said "something is timing out" and dmesg looks like there > are no problems. >=20 > -Nate >=20 The messages point to an interrupt routing problem. The strange thing is that it appears that interrupts are working well enough for CAM to probe the SCSI bus, but then later they start failing. Very strange. I also have no idea how a SCSI BIOS update will fix this. I have no experience with VIA-based motherboards from SuperMicro, but I hate to say that I wouldn't trust one. With 5.0, have you tried with both ACPI enabled and disabled? Often times system BIOS makers break one method or the other, but not both. Do you have any PCI cards plugged in? What happens if you run just a UP kernel? Scott