jorge-
this is a known issue with the serverworks chipset. check this thread
on l-k for details.
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=99602499100003&w=2&r=1
this thread also brings up some questions about how this system performs
with 4gb of memory. how does it perform for you?
rob.
On 14 Aug 2001 13:10:46 -0700, Jorge Garcia wrote:
> I'm testing out an XFS install on one of our systems here. The system:
>
> ASUS CUR-DLS motherboard
> Dual 866 MHz Pentium III
> 4 Gb Memory
> 61.5 Gb IBM Deskstar ATA/IDE Disk
>
> When I install vanilla RedHat 7.1, I get no problems. But, when I install
> from the RH7.1-SGI-XFS-1.0.1.iso CDs, I get some strange DMA messages
> regarding hda:
>
> Start mounting filesystem: ide0(3,5)
> hda: timeout waiting for DMA
> ide_dmaproc: chipset supported ide_dma_timeout func only: 14
> hda: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
> hda: drive not ready for command
> Ending clean XFS mount for filesystem: ide0(3,5)
>
> The system comes up correctly and runs fine, but every once in a while
> (when there's lots of disk activity) it will complain once again about
> timeouts waiting for DMA, and sometimes other messages that say "DMA
> disabled". Once again, no other problems that I can see, but the error
> messages just get me nervous. Is there a reason for these messages?
> I don't get them when running vanilla RedHat 7.1, so they seem to be a
> product of the XFS installation...
>
> Any help would be very appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jorge
>
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