Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 15:03:57 -0400 From: "Simon" <simon@optinet.com> To: "freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Supermicro and FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20020723190255.0305643E4A@mx1.FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20020723124927.A74593@panzer.kdm.org>
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Speaking of ValueRAM, I would not recommend it to anyone for a server use, I had nothing but nightmare with it, so much for its value. -Simon On Tue, 23 Jul 2002 12:49:27 -0600, Kenneth D. Merry wrote: >On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 11:39:28 -0600, C.J. wrote: >> I'm having some issues with three separate SuperMicro 6022c SuperServers. >> Random reboots, sig 11's in /var/log/messages (most of the coming from >> ident2), sig 11's when trying to buildworld (rare but it has happened), >> etc. >> >> They all have the same hardware configuration: >> * SuperMicro 6022c w/ SUPER P4DC6+ motherboard and Integrated Adaptec >> AIC-7899W dual channel U160 SCSI controller. >> >> * Dual Pentium Xeon 2.0 GHz processors. >> >> * Integrated Intel 82559 LAN controller. >> >> * Quantum Atlas 10k III 18GB U160 SCSI drive. >> >> * 2GB of PC800 RDRAM ram (512meg sticks x 4). >> >> >> Here's what I've done: >> * Swapped power supplies between boxes. >> >> * Backed off to 1GB of RAM. >> >> * Removed one processor. >> >> * Swapped RAM between boxes. >> >> * Reinstalled FreeBSD (numerous times). >> >> * Installed WinXP *shiver* and ran some hardware diagnostic software >> (passed every time). >> >> * Tried a different brand of RAM. >> >> So after trying everything above and coming to the conclusion that >> SuperMicro products just suck, I give them a call and try to get more >> ideas and the tech tells me he doesn't think they are compatible with >> FreeBSD and I should try running RedHat 7.3, which is of course a non >> option :-) >> >> Does anyone else use these boxes with FreeBSD and have luck with them, or >> are SuperMicro and FreeBSD not compatible? Does anyone else use FreeBSD >> and Dual Xeons, or is that too bleeding edge? Any help or suggestions >> would be greatly appreciated :) > >I've used FreeBSD on a P4DC6+ system with dual 1.5GHz Xeons, 1GB (and 512MB >RAM, both with 256MB DIMMs), and random SCSI disks hooked up to the onboard >7899. > >It worked fine. > >There is nothing inherently wrong with SuperMicro boards. They don't suck, >although I have had failures before. (One 370DE6 board came with a bad >serial EEPROM hooked up to the onboard 7899, so the Adaptec bios settings >wouldn't stick. We got it replaced by the reseller without any hassles.) > >Is your RAM ECC or not? Do you have parity checking turned on? > >The RAM I have in the P4DC6+ is Kingston ValueRAM, and they're 256MB PC800 >ECC rambus modules. > >Ken >-- >Kenneth Merry >ken@kdm.org > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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