[restoring LKML and cc'ing linux-ide and linux-acpi] Hernan Gustavo Solari wrote: > I am replying directly to you since, finding that most of the > material in the kernel list is well beyond my understanding, I cancelled > my subscription. > > You can forward as much of my replies to the list as you think it suits You don't have to be subscribed to the list. Just keep them cc'd. >> Can you set up netconsole and collect the kernel log from the failing >> boot and post it here? > > Let me first update you on the issue. I installed the kernel 2.6.22.8 > when it was the latest stable release (today stable release is 2.6.22.9) > Trying to reproduce the problem with this kernel I get a crash but > different from that in the 2.6.22 kernel. > > The kernel is compiled as it comes, with AMD64 generic option set and > the small systems option set by me. > > With acpi=off it runs. > With acpi=on crashes after lines > aer: probe of 0000:00:04.0:pcie01 failed with error 2 > aer: probe of 0000:00:05.0:pcie01 failed with error 2 > aer: probe of 0000:00:06.0:pcie01 failed with error 2 > aer: probe of 0000:00:07.0:pcie01 failed with error 2 > > With acpi=ht runs and complaints saying > aerinit_init: AER service init fails - No ACPI _05C support > aer: probe of 0000:00:04.0:pcie01 failed with error 1 > and the same message for the other probes. > > The next line is: > Real Time clock driver v1.12ac > Linux agpgart interface v0.102 (c) Dave Jones > Serial: 8250/16550 driver .... > > > I have filled a ticket with respect to the ACPI problems, much of them > can be avoided disabling part of the ACPI system. > > Options: I can compile the 2.6.22 kernel to get the reported problem > or try to debug the problem in 2.6.22.8 or something else it > fits the kernel-team. > > With respect to netconsole, the kernel parameter would be > netconsole=[src-port]@[src-ip]/[<dev>],[tgt-port]@<tgt-ip>/[tgt-macaddr] > According to > http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt > and based on kernel 2.6.22.1 > > and I cannot figure out what is [tgt-macaddr] "ethernet MAC address for > logging agent (broadcast)" > is it Internet Hardware address? (here > Ethernet HWaddr 00:0E:A6:5F:13:B2 ) or something else I cannot imagine? Yes, correct, ethernet hardware address. Things surrounded by brackets are optional, BTW. > PS: using netconsole may take me a few days since I do not have a > network at home, I have to find the network at work available. I see. If you have access to a second machine, you can connect the two directly. Thanks. -- tejun - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html