FreeBSD 7.0 does not work on HP DL180, irq 10 storm

A customer is trying to get a brand new HP DL 180 to work
with FreeBSD. We 
tried 7.0-RELEASE-amd64 and the March 7-STABLE-amd64
snapshot, none of them 
works.

I don't have the entire picture, since I haven't tried
installing myself, 
the machine is 700 km away, but it is an experienced
sysadmin doing the 
installation. After install, which seemingly works, although
the console is 
complaining about IRQ 10 problems (can't say exactly what it
complains 
about), reboot to the fresh install does not work, the
machine apparently 
scrolls away a great number of complaints about IRQ 10.

He tried turning off USB, serial and other stuff in BIOS,
but it didn't 
help.

He tried Red Hat, and it works perfectly, so my guess is
there is something 
with a FreeBSD driver, dunno for sure which one.

sorry I can't be more specific. Has anyone else succeeded in
installing 
FreeBSD 7.0 on HP DL180? (that is 180, not 380, which I know
works fine).

Thanks for any input.

/Palle

_______________________________________________
freebsd-hardwarefreebsd.org mailing list
http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hard
ware
To unsubscribe, send any mail to
"freebsd-hardware-unsubscribefreebsd.org"

On Friday 11 April 2008 01:35:15 pm Palle Girgensohn wrote:
> A customer is trying to get a brand new HP DL 180 to
work with FreeBSD. We
> tried 7.0-RELEASE-amd64 and the March 7-STABLE-amd64
snapshot, none of them
> works.
>
> I don't have the entire picture, since I haven't tried
installing myself,
> the machine is 700 km away, but it is an experienced
sysadmin doing the
> installation. After install, which seemingly works,
although the console is
> complaining about IRQ 10 problems (can't say exactly
what it complains
> about), reboot to the fresh install does not work, the
machine apparently
> scrolls away a great number of complaints about IRQ
10.
>
> He tried turning off USB, serial and other stuff in
BIOS, but it didn't
> help.
>
> He tried Red Hat, and it works perfectly, so my guess
is there is something
> with a FreeBSD driver, dunno for sure which one.
>
> sorry I can't be more specific. Has anyone else
succeeded in installing
> FreeBSD 7.0 on HP DL180? (that is 180, not 380, which I
know works fine).
>
> Thanks for any input.

I had a bizarre IRQ storm on IRQ 10 for a DL 180 (or 185?)
recently that I 
didn't fully figure out.  The box had two bge(4) interfaces
and if I manually 
disabled the driver for either one (didn't matter which one)
the IRQ storm 
went away.  I haven't been able to chase it down further,
but it doesn't act 
like a normal IRQ storm (the storm should have
"stayed" with a given device).

-- 
John Baldwin
_______________________________________________
freebsd-hardwarefreebsd.org mailing list
http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hard
ware
To unsubscribe, send any mail to
"freebsd-hardware-unsubscribefreebsd.org"

--On onsdag, april 16, 2008 10.30.23 -0400 John Baldwin
<jhbfreebsd.org> 
wrote:

> On Friday 11 April 2008 01:35:15 pm Palle Girgensohn
wrote:
>> A customer is trying to get a brand new HP DL 180
to work with FreeBSD.
>> We tried 7.0-RELEASE-amd64 and the March
7-STABLE-amd64 snapshot, none
>> of them works.
>>
>> I don't have the entire picture, since I haven't
tried installing myself,
>> the machine is 700 km away, but it is an
experienced sysadmin doing the
>> installation. After install, which seemingly works,
although the console
>> is complaining about IRQ 10 problems (can't say
exactly what it complains
>> about), reboot to the fresh install does not work,
the machine apparently
>> scrolls away a great number of complaints about IRQ
10.
>>
>> He tried turning off USB, serial and other stuff in
BIOS, but it didn't
>> help.
>>
>> He tried Red Hat, and it works perfectly, so my
guess is there is
>> something with a FreeBSD driver, dunno for sure
which one.
>>
>> sorry I can't be more specific. Has anyone else
succeeded in installing
>> FreeBSD 7.0 on HP DL180? (that is 180, not 380,
which I know works fine).
>>
>> Thanks for any input.
>
> I had a bizarre IRQ storm on IRQ 10 for a DL 180 (or
185?) recently that
> I  didn't fully figure out.  The box had two bge(4)
interfaces and if I
> manually  disabled the driver for either one (didn't
matter which one)
> the IRQ storm  went away.  I haven't been able to chase
it down further,
> but it doesn't act  like a normal IRQ storm (the storm
should have
> "stayed" with a given device).

How did you disable the driver for one of the interfaces?

/Palle


_______________________________________________
freebsd-hardwarefreebsd.org mailing list
http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hard
ware
To unsubscribe, send any mail to
"freebsd-hardware-unsubscribefreebsd.org"

On Wednesday 16 April 2008 11:24:51 am Palle Girgensohn
wrote:
> --On onsdag, april 16, 2008 10.30.23 -0400 John Baldwin
<jhbfreebsd.org>
>
> wrote:
> > On Friday 11 April 2008 01:35:15 pm Palle
Girgensohn wrote:
> >> A customer is trying to get a brand new HP DL
180 to work with FreeBSD.
> >> We tried 7.0-RELEASE-amd64 and the March
7-STABLE-amd64 snapshot, none
> >> of them works.
> >>
> >> I don't have the entire picture, since I
haven't tried installing
> >> myself, the machine is 700 km away, but it is
an experienced sysadmin
> >> doing the installation. After install, which
seemingly works, although
> >> the console is complaining about IRQ 10
problems (can't say exactly what
> >> it complains about), reboot to the fresh
install does not work, the
> >> machine apparently scrolls away a great number
of complaints about IRQ
> >> 10.
> >>
> >> He tried turning off USB, serial and other
stuff in BIOS, but it didn't
> >> help.
> >>
> >> He tried Red Hat, and it works perfectly, so
my guess is there is
> >> something with a FreeBSD driver, dunno for
sure which one.
> >>
> >> sorry I can't be more specific. Has anyone
else succeeded in installing
> >> FreeBSD 7.0 on HP DL180? (that is 180, not
380, which I know works
> >> fine).
> >>
> >> Thanks for any input.
> >
> > I had a bizarre IRQ storm on IRQ 10 for a DL 180
(or 185?) recently that
> > I  didn't fully figure out.  The box had two
bge(4) interfaces and if I
> > manually  disabled the driver for either one
(didn't matter which one)
> > the IRQ storm  went away.  I haven't been able to
chase it down further,
> > but it doesn't act  like a normal IRQ storm (the
storm should have
> > "stayed" with a given device).
>
> How did you disable the driver for one of the
interfaces?

I had a local patch that let me do
'hint.pci0.31.0.disable=1' or some such.  
I'll dig it up and try to get it into the tree as it is
useful on its own.

-- 
John Baldwin
_______________________________________________
freebsd-hardwarefreebsd.org mailing list
http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hard
ware
To unsubscribe, send any mail to
"freebsd-hardware-unsubscribefreebsd.org"