Re: [Vserver] any kernel gurus know what this is?

From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert_at_13thfloor.at>
Date: Fri 08 Dec 2006 - 04:03:57 GMT
Message-ID: <20061208040357.GB5603@MAIL.13thfloor.at>

On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 07:06:29PM -0500, Chuck wrote:
> On Thursday 07 December 2006 13:38, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 08:57:41AM -0500, Chuck wrote:
> > >
> > > ok. i am definitely having problems with this new opteron machine
> > > we
>
> have...
>
> > > only thing i can see remotely close to an error or warning msg is
> > > this
>
> from
>
> > > the kernel:
> > >
> > > i get this message as early in the boot process as when it
> > > decompresses to begin boot:
> > >
> > > "kernel mapping table up to 100,000,000 at 8000:d800"
> >
> > that is the 'normal' bootup message you get on the
> > (VGA) console when the kernel boots and is either
> > set to quiet boot mode or has some other console
> > activated ... i.e. that is nothing unusual on x86_64 :)
> >
> oh ok. guess thats why it was not preceeded with warning or error or
> something.
>
> > > this is a linux 2.6.18.3 kernel
> > >
> > > 2.6.18-vs2.1.1-gentoo-r1
> > >
> > > could this be a disk controller address?
> > >
> > > last week the machine died twice both with disk errors, the 2nd
> > > time it actually scrambled a few sectors in a lvm partition in the
> > > website vserver. i had to run shred on the partition to fix it.
> >
> > it seems there were some issues with certain block I/O
> > and/or filesystems, but they should be fixed in 2.6.18.5
> > and later
> >
>
> maybe i did not update kernel high enough then. i went from 2.6.18.2 to
> 2.6.18.3
>
>
> maybe ill just bite the bullet and get the 2.6.19 release from
> kernel.org.
>
> is there a vserver patch for that yet? also for 18.5?
>
> will search the site for the patches.

yes, all there ...

> > > just this morning, initially i had no warning something was wrong
> > > until i tried to execute any command and got back 'command not found'.
> > > turns out the running system could not access the disk array in any
> > > fashion. a power cycle brought it back to normal and it has been
> > > running ok for the past few hours.
> >
> > that looks more like a faulty I/O subsystem ... maybe
> > a loose cable or interference with the bus subsystem
> > or just faulty disks ...
>
> will have the boss go back over there and double check everything
> again. he said last week when he looked every wire was harnessed and
> suspended around the sides of the case then came in to where they
> connected so nothing was laying on top of anything.

double checking that won't hurt ...

best,
Herbert

> > > in case it helps
> > > hardware is
> > > 2xopteron dual core 265
> > > tyan 2882D motherboard
> > > 4gb registered ram
> > > 2 sata2 drives in raid1 configuration.
> > >
> > > could i have a setting wrong in the kernel?
> >
> > maybe that for the console ...
> >
> > HTH,
> > Herbert
> >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Chuck
> > >
> > > "...and the hordes of M$*ft users descended upon me in their anger,
> > > and asked 'Why do you not get the viruses or the BlueScreensOfDeath
> > > or insecure system troubles and slowness or pay through the nose
> > > for an OS as *we* do?!!', and I answered...'I use Linux'. "
> > > The Book of John, chapter 1, page 1, and end of book
> > >
> > >
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> --
>
> Chuck
>
> "...and the hordes of M$*ft users descended upon me in their anger,
> and asked 'Why do you not get the viruses or the BlueScreensOfDeath
> or insecure system troubles and slowness or pay through the nose
> for an OS as *we* do?!!', and I answered...'I use Linux'. "
> The Book of John, chapter 1, page 1, and end of book
>
>
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