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RHEL 4 AS 64-bit and AMD Opteron 250 - issue whilst

RHEL 4 AS 64-bit and AMD Opteron 250 - issue whilst

2006-03-09 - By Thronicke, Klaus-Peter

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Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 13:08:09 -0800
From: Rick Stevens <rstevens@(protected)>
Subject: Re: RHEL 4 AS 64-bit and AMD Opteron 250 - issue whilst
installing
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On Wed, 2006-03-08 at 12:55 +0100, Thronicke, Klaus-Peter wrote:
>> Tried to install RHEL 4 AS 64-bit on a system with 2 AMD
>> Opteron 250 CPUs without success.
>>
>> Whilst installing, shortly after loading the SATA-driver a get a
>> kernel panic
>>
>> Pci: high address but no iomu
>>
>>
>> Installing RHEL 4 AS 32-bit on the same system works fine.
>>
>> Installing RHEL 4 AS 64-bit on a similar system, but with 2 AMD
>> Opteron 248 CPUs worked also well.
>>
>> Any advice is welcome

> That sounds like a BIOS issue on your motherboard, Klaus. Make sure
> the Opteron 250 board has the latest version of the BIOS installed.

> -- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --
> - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@(protected) -
> - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com -
> - -
> - Never test for an error condition you don't know how to handle. -
> -- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --

Thx for the hint , Rick.
BIOS looks quite fresh - (the box comes quite new direct from FSC.
Phoenix Trusted Core Server
Version: 1-05-1818
Build Time: 12/20/2005 11:07:30

Would it be a good idea to install 32-bit kernel first. And when the
machine is up, to add 64-bit kernel ?

When booting with RHEL 4 AS Install-DVD for 64 bit AMD64 and Intel
EM64T
I see:
.... Running sbin loader
Loading sata_nv driver
Kernel panic - not syncing: PCI-DMA: high address but no IOMU.
( for information: system has 8 GB memory)

When running with FC4 32-bit /proc/cpuinfo looks quite well
cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 37
model name : AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 250
stepping : 1
cpu MHz : 2411.006
cache size : 1024 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext lm
3dnowext 3dnow pni ts
bogomips : 4767.74

processor : 1
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 37
model name : AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 250
stepping : 1
cpu MHz : 2191.868
cache size : 1024 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext lm
3dnowext 3dnow pni ts
bogomips : 4816.89

Any advice is welcome

:) klaus-peter

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Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 13:08:09 -0800

 From: Rick Stevens <rstevens@(protected)
.com>

 Subject: Re: RHEL 4 AS 64-bit and AMD
Opteron 250 - issue whilst

         installing

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On Wed, 2006-03-08 at 12:55 +0100, Thronicke
, Klaus-Peter wrote:

 >> Tried to install  RHEL 4 AS
   64-bit   on a system with  2   AMD

 >> Opteron 250 CPUs  without
success.

 >> 

 >> Whilst installing, shortly after
loading the SATA-driver a get a

 >> kernel panic

 >> 

 >> Pci: high address but no iomu

 >> 

 >> 

 >> Installing  RHEL 4 AS 
32-bit  on the same system works fine.

 >> 

 >> Installing RHEL 4 AS 64-bit 
on a similar  system, but  with  2 AMD

 >> Opteron 248 CPUs  worked also
well.

 >> 

 >> Any advice is welcome

 
 

> That sounds like a BIOS issue on your
motherboard, Klaus.  Make sure

 > the Opteron 250 board has the latest
version of the BIOS installed.


> -- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ------
-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---

 > - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems
Engineer     rstevens@(protected) -

 > - VitalStream, Inc.   
             
       <A HREF="http://www.vitalstream.com"
>http://www.vitalstream.com</A> -

 > -      
             
             
             
             
          -

 > -   Never test for an error
condition you don't know how to handle.  -

 > -- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----
-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

 

Thx for the hint , Rick.  

 BIOS looks quite fresh  - (the box comes
quite new direct from FSC.

 Phoenix Trusted Core Server 

 Version:  1-05-1818

 Build Time: 12/20/2005  11:07:30

 
 

Would it be a good idea to install 32-bit kernel
first.  And when the machine is up,  to add 64-bit kernel ?

 
 

When booting with RHEL 4 AS   Install
-DVD   for 64 bit  AMD64  and Intel EM64T   

 I see:

 ….  Running sbin loader

 Loading sata_nv driver

 Kernel panic - not syncing:   PCI-DMA:
high address but no IOMU.

 ( for information:  system has 8 GB memory)


 
 

When running  with  FC4 32-bit 
  /proc/cpuinfo looks quite well

 cat /proc/cpuinfo

 processor     
  : 0

 vendor_id     
  : AuthenticAMD

 cpu family      :
15

 model      
     : 37

 model name      :
AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 250

 stepping     &nbsp
;  : 1

 cpu MHz      
   : 2411.006

 cache size      :
1024 KB

 fdiv_bug     &nbsp
;  : no

 hlt_bug      
   : no

 f00f_bug     &nbsp
;  : no

 coma_bug     &nbsp
;  : no

 fpu      
       : yes

 fpu_exception   : yes

 cpuid level     : 1

 wp      &nbsp
;       : yes

 flags      
     : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext lm 3dnowext
3dnow pni ts

bogomips      
  : 4767.74


processor     &nbsp
; : 1

 vendor_id     
  : AuthenticAMD

 cpu family      :
15

 model      
     : 37

 model name      :
AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 250

 stepping     &nbsp
;  : 1

 cpu MHz      
   : 2191.868

 cache size      :
1024 KB

 fdiv_bug     &nbsp
;  : no

 hlt_bug      
   : no

 f00f_bug     &nbsp
;  : no

 coma_bug     &nbsp
;  : no

 fpu      
       : yes

 fpu_exception   : yes

 cpuid level     : 1

 wp      &nbsp
;       : yes

 flags      
     : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext lm 3dnowext
3dnow pni ts

bogomips      
  : 4816.89

         
             
             
             
       


Any advice is welcome


:) klaus-peter


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