This has NOT been a good week for me... *sigh* I've just spent the last three hours fighting with my PC, trying to do a Debian etch 4.0r1 install. It gets to the point of detecting hardware and sits there for a LONG time. If I move to terminal 4 I can see plenty of lost IRQ errors, abnormal status errors (i.e. abnormal status 0x7f on port 0xEF8F) PC Specs: - Asus P4C800E-Dlx mainboard (Intel 875P chipset) - Onboard 6 channel audio - Onboard Intel gig LAN - Onboard VIA firewire x2 - Onboard USB 2 x8 - Onboard ICH5 and Promise PATA and SATA ports - 2.6Ghz P4 Northwood CPU - 1gig (4x256) of DDR533 memory. - 60gig PATA drive on IDE1 primary - 120gig PATA drive on IDE2 primary - BenQ DVDRW on IDE2 secondary - 500gig SATA on ICH5 SATA1 - 500gig SATA on ICH5 SATA2 - 400gig SATA on Promise SATA3 - Intel Pro 100 PCI network card - PCI Windmodem (Linux supported) - MSI TV @nywhere Master PCI TV tuner card I've gone as far as rearranged drive connections, getting downs as far as just the DVDRW and 60gig PATA and I see the same issues. Enabling/Disabling the Promise controller makes no difference. Moving the PCI cards around did not help. Swapped out the IDE cables. Downloaded and burned another i386 Net install CD (both end up with the correct md5 checksum). I just realized that I should stick a USB drive into the machine and grab a copy of the system log (dmesg log) and see just where it really starts to go awry. (That's for tomorrow night - I'll update here). Are these mainboads an issue for Debian? Is there anything specific I should be looking for here? I'm going to dig out some of my other distro disks and see if they have issues. ...but right now this guy is off to sleeeeeeeeeeeeeep! ANY help is REALLY appreciated!!!

"Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in message news:8SCRi.76074$th2.59180@pd7urf3no... > This has NOT been a good week for me... *sigh* > > I've just spent the last three hours fighting with my PC, trying to do a > Debian etch 4.0r1 install. It gets to the point of detecting hardware and > sits there for a LONG time. If I move to terminal 4 I can see plenty of > lost IRQ errors, abnormal status errors (i.e. abnormal status 0x7f on port > 0xEF8F) Currently installed hardware: PC Specs: - Asus P4C800E-Dlx mainboard (Intel 875P chipset) - Onboard 6 channel audio - Onboard Intel gig LAN - Onboard VIA firewire x2 - Onboard USB 2 x8 - Onboard ICH5 and Promise PATA and SATA ports - 2.6Ghz P4 Northwood CPU - 1gig (4x256) of DDR533 memory. - 60gig PATA drive on IDE1 primary - BenQ DVDRW on IDE2 secondary - nVidia 6800GS 256meg AGP video card I tried to dump dmesg to my USB drive... I didn't get a lot of info. The complete dump is below. It LOOKS like a bad CD, IDE cable or DVDRW drive but I've swapped them all out with no change. Does this indicate anything in particular? mplete DataRequest } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hdd: drive not ready for command hdd: status error: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hdd: status error: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hdd: status error: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete } ide: failed opcode was: unknown input: Logitech USB Receiver as /class/input/input0 input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-2 SCSI subsystem initialized Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... input: Logitech USB Receiver as /class/input/input1 input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-2 usbcore: registered new driver usbhid drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver hdd: ATAPI reset complete hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hdd: drive not ready for command hdd: status error: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hdd: status error: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hdd: status error: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete } ide: failed opcode was: unknown usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage USB Mass Storage support registered. usb-storage: device found at 2 usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning hdd: ATAPI reset complete hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hdd: drive not ready for command hdd: status error: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hdd: status error: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hdd: status error: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hdd: ATAPI reset complete hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. hdd: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01). Trying to recover by ending request. irq 185: nobody cared (try booting with the "irqpoll" option) [<c0131ea7>] __report_bad_irq+0x2b/0x69 [<c013206d>] note_interrupt+0x188/0x1bf [<c01317c3>] handle_IRQ_event+0x23/0x49 [<c013185b>] __do_IRQ+0x72/0xa1 [<c010506f>] do_IRQ+0x43/0x50 [<c0103a9a>] common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 [<c01107d2>] do_page_fault+0xa6/0x498 [<c011072c>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x498 [<c0103b79>] error_code+0x39/0x40 handlers: [<f883e29b>] (usb_hcd_irq+0x0/0x4a [usbcore]) [<f8874d9b>] (ide_intr+0x0/0x171 [ide_core]) [<f8874d9b>] (ide_intr+0x0/0x171 [ide_core]) Disabling IRQ #185 ACPI: Getting cpuindex for acpiid 0x2 usbcore: registered new driver usbkbd drivers/usb/input/usbkbd.c: :USB HID Boot Protocol keyboard driver usbcore: registered new driver usbserial drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for generic usbcore: registered new driver usbserial_generic drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial Driver core vga16fb: initializing vga16fb: mapped to 0xc00a0000 Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 80x30 fb0: VGA16 VGA frame buffer device ieee1394: Host added: ID:BUS[0-00:1023] GUID[00e018000047492f] Vendor: SigmaTel Model: MSCN Rev: 0001 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 04 usb-storage: device scan complete SCSI device sda: 250879 512-byte hdwr sectors (128 MB) sda: Write Protect is off sda: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 04 sda: assuming drive cache: write through SCSI device sda: 250879 512-byte hdwr sectors (128 MB) sda: Write Protect is off sda: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 04 sda: assuming drive cache: write through sda: sda1 sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 hdd: lost interrupt hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 ide-cd: cmd 0x1e timed out hdd: lost interrupt hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 hdd: lost interrupt hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt ieee1394: sbp2: Driver forced to serialize I/O (serialize_io=1) ieee1394: sbp2: Try serialize_io=0 for better performance Intel ISA PCIC probe: not found. hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 ide-cd: cmd 0x1e timed out hdd: lost interrupt hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 hdd: lost interrupt hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 ide-cd: cmd 0x1e timed out hdd: lost interrupt hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 hdd: lost interrupt hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 ide-cd: cmd 0x1e timed out hdd: lost interrupt hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 hda: DMA interrupt recovery hda: lost interrupt EXT2-fs warning (device sda1): ext2_fill_super: mounting ext3 filesystem as ext2 hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24

You might want to try having the bios assign all the irq's it can (set it to not having a plug & play operating system) or vice versa if that's what it's already set to. I have this board in one of my boxes, but it's not the one I'm running Debian on. -Mike "Stefan Patric" <tootek2@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:phXRi.8378$J36.4254@newsfe07.phx... > On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:15:32 +0000, Noozer wrote: > >> This has NOT been a good week for me... *sigh* >> >> I've just spent the last three hours fighting with my PC, trying to do a >> Debian etch 4.0r1 install. It gets to the point of detecting hardware >> and sits there for a LONG time. If I move to terminal 4 I can see plenty >> of lost IRQ errors, abnormal status errors (i.e. abnormal status 0x7f on >> port 0xEF8F) >> >> PC Specs: >> - Asus P4C800E-Dlx mainboard (Intel 875P chipset) >> - Onboard 6 channel audio >> - Onboard Intel gig LAN >> - Onboard VIA firewire x2 >> - Onboard USB 2 x8 >> - Onboard ICH5 and Promise PATA and SATA ports >> - 2.6Ghz P4 Northwood CPU >> - 1gig (4x256) of DDR533 memory. >> - 60gig PATA drive on IDE1 primary >> - 120gig PATA drive on IDE2 primary >> - BenQ DVDRW on IDE2 secondary >> - 500gig SATA on ICH5 SATA1 >> - 500gig SATA on ICH5 SATA2 >> - 400gig SATA on Promise SATA3 >> - Intel Pro 100 PCI network card >> - PCI Windmodem (Linux supported) >> - MSI TV @nywhere Master PCI TV tuner card >> >> I've gone as far as rearranged drive connections, getting downs as far >> as just the DVDRW and 60gig PATA and I see the same issues. >> Enabling/Disabling the Promise controller makes no difference. Moving >> the PCI cards around did not help. Swapped out the IDE cables. >> Downloaded and burned another i386 Net install CD (both end up with the >> correct md5 checksum). >> >> I just realized that I should stick a USB drive into the machine and >> grab a copy of the system log (dmesg log) and see just where it really >> starts to go awry. (That's for tomorrow night - I'll update here). >> >> Are these mainboads an issue for Debian? Is there anything specific I >> should be looking for here? I'm going to dig out some of my other distro >> disks and see if they have issues. >> >> ...but right now this guy is off to sleeeeeeeeeeeeeep! >> >> ANY help is REALLY appreciated!!! > > I'd suggest that you try a Linux LiveCD or DVD like Knoppix or Fedora 7 > or Mepis. Linux LiveCDs tend to have greater system compatibility or, > perhaps I should say, tolerability than your typical Linux distro: If > something non-critical can't be recognized or configured, the boot > sequence will continue without it. See if the same problems persist. > > My guess is that your IRQ errors are caused by too many hardware > conflicts or maybe just one piece of hardware. I had similar issues on > an old system when I installed a USB 2.0 card. It conflicted with the > ethernet card IRQ-wise. Remove either the ethernet or USB card and the > system booted fine, but with both in it would hang. I resolved the > conflict by changing the USB card to a different slot. > > So, start with the simplest system -- no expansion cards; one hard drive; > one dvd drive -- just the basics. Go into BIOS and turn off all the > onboard stuff. Then see if Debian will start up. If it does, go back > and add one thing at a time until it won't. That will be the problem. > Leave that out and continue to add hardware, one piece at a time. The > boot log will be of immense help. So, record it after each trial. > > Good Luck, and nighty-night. > > Stef

> PC Specs: > - Asus P4C800E-Dlx mainboard (Intel 875P chipset) > - Onboard 6 channel audio > - Onboard Intel gig LAN > - Onboard VIA firewire x2 > - Onboard USB 2 x8 > - Onboard ICH5 and Promise PATA and SATA ports > - 2.6Ghz P4 Northwood CPU > - 1gig (4x256) of DDR533 memory. > - 60gig PATA drive on IDE1 primary > - BenQ DVDRW on IDE2 secondary > - nVidia 6800GS 256meg AGP video card Thanks for the tips guys... This is where I stand right now... Testing done with only the ATA DVDRW and one 500g SATA drive on a ICH5 SATA port... + I cleared the CMOS settings - no change + I pulled the DVDRW drive from my system (Used to create the install media) and put into the Linux machine - no change + Flashed the BIOS to the latest non-beta verson on the Asus website - no change + Tried with BIOS set with "Plug 'n Play OS" set to OFF and ON - no change Going to try and boot another distro... Downloading Mandriva and Fedora disks now. Thanks again!

"Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in message news:QjYRi.77553$th2.13183@pd7urf3no... >> PC Specs: >> - Asus P4C800E-Dlx mainboard (Intel 875P chipset) >> - Onboard 6 channel audio >> - Onboard Intel gig LAN >> - Onboard VIA firewire x2 >> - Onboard USB 2 x8 >> - Onboard ICH5 and Promise PATA and SATA ports >> - 2.6Ghz P4 Northwood CPU >> - 1gig (4x256) of DDR533 memory. >> - 60gig PATA drive on IDE1 primary >> - BenQ DVDRW on IDE2 secondary >> - nVidia 6800GS 256meg AGP video card > > Thanks for the tips guys... > > This is where I stand right now... Testing done with only the ATA DVDRW > and one 500g SATA drive on a ICH5 SATA port... > > + I cleared the CMOS settings - no change > + I pulled the DVDRW drive from my system (Used to create the install > media) and put into the Linux machine - no change > + Flashed the BIOS to the latest non-beta verson on the Asus website - no > change > + Tried with BIOS set with "Plug 'n Play OS" set to OFF and ON - no change > > Going to try and boot another distro... Downloading Mandriva and Fedora > disks now. Tried out a Mepis LIVE disc I had handy while waiting for my downloads. I'm still seeing issues. As soon at the kernel starts, I get the following error a few times: [17179575.136000] hdc: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01)