Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 07:29:32 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: sthaug@nethelp.no Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org, mike@vintners.net Subject: Re: Dell 1850/PERC 4e/Si (Megaraid) with "too many retries" error Message-ID: <56D96261-F5A7-4961-8369-A1B98986D5EE@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <20100806.191351.74657466.sthaug@nethelp.no> References: <4C5ADCEB.2060108@vintners.net> <1281025926.2563.6.camel@localhost.localdomain> <4C5C272F.9080404@vintners.net> <20100806.191351.74657466.sthaug@nethelp.no>
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This error is harmless as long as you don't start getting other errors = about GEOM i/o failures or "indefinite wait buffers". The problem is = that the card can get busy, and the firmware communications protocol for = it is prone to timeouts. Scott On Aug 6, 2010, at 11:13 AM, sthaug@nethelp.no wrote: >> The original post was a year ago, to the day, from when I suddenly=20 >> started seeing the msgs -- what a coincidence! The machine has been=20= >> running fine for years, there have been no changes to hardware or OS,=20= >> and these just started showing up in the log. I'm assuming it's a=20 >> hardware problem... >=20 > I get the same error message occasionally, with no apparent ill = effects. > Haven't seen any resolution to this yet. >=20 > See for instance >=20 > = http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-scsi/2009-August/003941.html > = http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware/2009-April/005838.html= > = http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware/2009-April/005838.html= >=20 > Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no >=20 >=20 >>=20 >> Thanks! >>=20 >> vinifera mikel 0# pciconf -lv | more >> hostb0@pci0:0:0:0: class=3D0x060000 card=3D0x016d1028 = chip=3D0x35908086=20 >> rev=3D0x09 hdr=3D0x00 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D 'E7520 Server Memory Controller Hub' >> class =3D bridge >> subclass =3D HOST-PCI >> pcib1@pci0:0:2:0: class=3D0x060400 card=3D0x00000000 = chip=3D0x35958086=20 >> rev=3D0x09 hdr=3D0x01 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D 'E752x Memory Controller Hub PCIe Port A0' >> class =3D bridge >> subclass =3D PCI-PCI >> pcib4@pci0:0:4:0: class=3D0x060400 card=3D0x00000000 = chip=3D0x35978086=20 >> rev=3D0x09 hdr=3D0x01 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D 'E752x Memory Controller Hub PCIe Port B0' >> class =3D bridge >> subclass =3D PCI-PCI >> pcib5@pci0:0:5:0: class=3D0x060400 card=3D0x00000000 = chip=3D0x35988086=20 >> rev=3D0x09 hdr=3D0x01 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D 'E752x Memory Controller Hub PCIe Port B1' >> class =3D bridge >> subclass =3D PCI-PCI >> pcib8@pci0:0:6:0: class=3D0x060400 card=3D0x00000000 = chip=3D0x35998086=20 >> rev=3D0x09 hdr=3D0x01 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D 'E752x Memory Controller Hub PCIe Port C0' >> class =3D bridge >> subclass =3D PCI-PCI >> pcib11@pci0:0:30:0: class=3D0x060400 card=3D0x00000000 = chip=3D0x244e8086=20 >> rev=3D0xc2 hdr=3D0x01 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D '82801 Family (ICH2/3/4/4/5/5/6/7/8/9,63xxESB) Hub=20= >> Interface to PCI Bridge' >> class =3D bridge >> subclass =3D PCI-PCI >> isab0@pci0:0:31:0: class=3D0x060100 card=3D0x00000000 = chip=3D0x24d08086=20 >> rev=3D0x02 hdr=3D0x00 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D '82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interface Bridge' >> class =3D bridge >> subclass =3D PCI-ISA >> atapci0@pci0:0:31:1: class=3D0x01018a card=3D0x016d1028 = chip=3D0x24db8086=20 >> rev=3D0x02 hdr=3D0x00 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D '82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) EIDE Controller' >> class =3D mass storage >> subclass =3D ATA >> pcib2@pci0:1:0:0: class=3D0x060400 card=3D0x00000000 = chip=3D0x03308086=20 >> rev=3D0x06 hdr=3D0x01 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D '80332 [Dobson] I/O processor A-segment Bridge' >> class =3D bridge >> subclass =3D PCI-PCI >> pcib3@pci0:1:0:2: class=3D0x060400 card=3D0x00000000 = chip=3D0x03328086=20 >> rev=3D0x06 hdr=3D0x01 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D '80332 [Dobson] I/O processor B-segment Bridge' >> class =3D bridge >> subclass =3D PCI-PCI >> amr0@pci0:2:14:0: class=3D0x010400 card=3D0x016d1028 = chip=3D0x00131028=20 >> rev=3D0x06 hdr=3D0x00 >> vendor =3D 'Dell Computer Corporation' >> device =3D 'PERC 4e/Si and PERC 4e/Di Expandable RAID = Controller' >> class =3D mass storage >> subclass =3D RAID >> pcib6@pci0:5:0:0: class=3D0x060400 card=3D0x00000000 = chip=3D0x03298086=20 >> rev=3D0x09 hdr=3D0x01 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D '6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Express Bridge A' >> class =3D bridge >> subclass =3D PCI-PCI >> pcib7@pci0:5:0:2: class=3D0x060400 card=3D0x00000000 = chip=3D0x032a8086=20 >> rev=3D0x09 hdr=3D0x01 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D '6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Express Bridge B' >> class =3D bridge >> subclass =3D PCI-PCI >> em0@pci0:6:7:0: class=3D0x020000 card=3D0x016d1028 chip=3D0x10768086 = rev=3D0x05=20 >> hdr=3D0x00 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D '82541EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller' >> class =3D network >> subclass =3D ethernet >> pcib9@pci0:8:0:0: class=3D0x060400 card=3D0x00000000 = chip=3D0x03298086=20 >> rev=3D0x09 hdr=3D0x01 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D '6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Express Bridge A' >> class =3D bridge >> subclass =3D PCI-PCI >> pcib10@pci0:8:0:2: class=3D0x060400 card=3D0x00000000 = chip=3D0x032a8086=20 >> rev=3D0x09 hdr=3D0x01 >> vendor =3D 'Intel Corporation' >> device =3D '6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Express Bridge B' >> class =3D bridge >> subclass =3D PCI-PCI >> vgapci0@pci0:11:13:0: class=3D0x030000 card=3D0x016d1028 = chip=3D0x51591002=20 >> rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 >> vendor =3D 'ATI Technologies Inc' >> device =3D 'RV100 Radeon 7000 / Radeon VE' >> class =3D display >> subclass =3D VGA >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> vinifera mikel 0# uname -a | more >> FreeBSD vinifera.vintners.net 7.1-STABLE FreeBSD 7.1-STABLE #2: Wed = Jan=20 >> 14 15:10:30 PST 2009 =20 >> root@vinifera.vintners.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >>=20 >>=20 >> Sean Bruno wrote: >>> On Thu, 2010-08-05 at 10:46 -0500, Mike Lempriere wrote: >>>=20 >>>> Did anyone ever answer this? I just started getting this msg = yesterday. >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> No. I didn't see your original email though. >>>=20 >>> Any chance you can post a bit more information? e.g. dmesg output, >>> pciconf -lv and uname -a ? >>>=20 >>> Sean >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>=20 >> --=20 >> Mike Lempriere- Home: ph: 206-780-2146 email: mike@vintners.net >> cell ph/txt: 206-200-5902; cell email: cell@vintners.net >>=20 >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-scsi >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-scsi-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-scsi > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-scsi-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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