I got two hard hangs in 2.6.32-rc5 and rc6 in an Asrock A780GXE/128M with AMD 780G+SB700 chipsets, resulting in no response to magic alt-sysreq. The first hang left no log clues. The second was closely but not immediately preceeded by syslog ATA error messages (see excerpt). They occurred days apart, possibly associated with keyboard or mouse operation. Each hang, both tuner cards were active, with heavy concurrent graphics, SATA and USB activity. The system has I2C and framebuffer issues with the Radeon 7000, causing problems in the tuners, but I don't know if it's relevant. The hangs result in no response to magic alt-sysreq. When tuners, USB and graphics are not active, the system passes heavy prolonged stress testing. I got less-complete ATA-related hangs on my previous VIA system, under similar conditions. I hoped this new board would fix the problem. The tuner ivtv drivers could be involved, and were known as unstable until about a year ago. I am now disabling PMP, to see if that avoids the problem. Let me know if you need any more information. Thanks, Marty 00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge 00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0) 00:0a.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 5) 00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [IDE mode] 00:12.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller 00:12.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller 00:12.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller 00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller 00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller 00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller 00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3a) 00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 IDE Controller 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) 00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller 00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge 00:14.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI2 Controller 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV610 video device [Radeon HD 2400 PRO] 01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RV610 audio device [Radeon HD 2400 PRO] 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02) 03:05.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC16 (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01) 03:06.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC16 (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01) 03:08.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE] syslog excerpt: Nov 5 18:25:01 algernon kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x3 SErr 0x800 action 0x6 frozen Nov 5 18:25:01 algernon kernel: ata1.00: irq_stat 0x08000000, interface fatal error Nov 5 18:25:01 algernon kernel: ata1: SError: { HostInt } Nov 5 18:25:01 algernon kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED Nov 5 18:25:01 algernon kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/00:00:d8:f7:32/04:00:57:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 524288 out Nov 5 18:25:01 algernon kernel: res 40/00:0c:d8:fb:32/00:00:57:00:00/40 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error) Nov 5 18:25:01 algernon kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY } Nov 5 18:25:01 algernon kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED Nov 5 18:25:01 algernon kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/e8:08:d8:fb:32/00:00:57:00:00/40 tag 1 ncq 118784 out Nov 5 18:25:01 algernon kernel: res 40/00:0c:d8:fb:32/00:00:57:00:00/40 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error) Nov 5 18:25:01 algernon kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY } Nov 5 18:25:01 algernon kernel: ata1: hard resetting link Nov 5 18:25:02 algernon kernel: ata1: softreset failed (device not ready) Nov 5 18:25:02 algernon kernel: ata1: applying SB600 PMP SRST workaround and retrying Nov 5 18:25:02 algernon kernel: ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) Nov 5 18:25:02 algernon kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 5 18:25:02 algernon kernel: ata1: EH complete Nov 5 18:25:34 algernon kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x3 SErr 0x400800 action 0x6 frozen Nov 5 18:25:34 algernon kernel: ata1.00: irq_stat 0x08000000, interface fatal error Nov 5 18:25:34 algernon kernel: ata1: SError: { HostInt Handshk } Nov 5 18:25:34 algernon kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED Nov 5 18:25:34 algernon kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/00:00:80:f3:fa/04:00:6c:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 524288 out Nov 5 18:25:34 algernon kernel: res 40/00:0c:80:f7:fa/00:00:6c:00:00/40 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error) Nov 5 18:25:34 algernon kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY } Nov 5 18:25:34 algernon kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED Nov 5 18:25:34 algernon kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/d8:08:80:f7:fa/00:00:6c:00:00/40 tag 1 ncq 110592 out Nov 5 18:25:34 algernon kernel: res 40/00:0c:80:f7:fa/00:00:6c:00:00/40 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error) Nov 5 18:25:34 algernon kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY } Nov 5 18:25:34 algernon kernel: ata1: hard resetting link Nov 5 18:25:35 algernon kernel: ata1: softreset failed (device not ready) Nov 5 18:25:35 algernon kernel: ata1: applying SB600 PMP SRST workaround and retrying Nov 5 18:25:35 algernon kernel: ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) Nov 5 18:25:35 algernon kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 5 18:25:35 algernon kernel: ata1: EH complete Nov 5 18:25:41 algernon kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x3 SErr 0x400800 action 0x6 frozen Nov 5 18:25:41 algernon kernel: ata1.00: irq_stat 0x08000000, interface fatal error Nov 5 18:25:41 algernon kernel: ata1: SError: { HostInt Handshk } Nov 5 18:25:41 algernon kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED Nov 5 18:25:41 algernon kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/00:00:68:b1:fb/04:00:6c:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 524288 out Nov 5 18:25:41 algernon kernel: res 40/00:04:68:b1:fb/00:00:6c:00:00/40 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error) Nov 5 18:25:41 algernon kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY } Nov 5 18:25:41 algernon kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED Nov 5 18:25:41 algernon kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/30:08:68:b5:fb/01:00:6c:00:00/40 tag 1 ncq 155648 out Nov 5 18:25:41 algernon kernel: res 40/00:04:68:b1:fb/00:00:6c:00:00/40 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error) Nov 5 18:25:41 algernon kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY } Nov 5 18:25:41 algernon kernel: ata1: hard resetting link Nov 5 18:25:41 algernon kernel: ata1: softreset failed (device not ready) Nov 5 18:25:41 algernon kernel: ata1: applying SB600 PMP SRST workaround and retrying Nov 5 18:25:42 algernon kernel: ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) Nov 5 18:25:42 algernon kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 5 18:25:42 algernon kernel: ata1: EH complete Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1: limiting SATA link speed to 1.5 Gbps Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x3 SErr 0x800 action 0x6 frozen Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1.00: irq_stat 0x08000000, interface fatal error Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1: SError: { HostInt } Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/00:00:50:32:fc/04:00:6c:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 524288 out Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: res 40/00:0c:50:36:fc/00:00:6c:00:00/40 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error) Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY } Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/a8:08:50:36:fc/00:00:6c:00:00/40 tag 1 ncq 86016 out Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: res 40/00:0c:50:36:fc/00:00:6c:00:00/40 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error) Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY } Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1: hard resetting link Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1: softreset failed (device not ready) Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1: applying SB600 PMP SRST workaround and retrying Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310) Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 5 18:25:48 algernon kernel: ata1: EH complete Nov 5 18:38:28 algernon syslogd 1.5.0#5: restart. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo 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