[SOLVED] System Crashes

NightSky · 02-02-2010, 07:08 PM

Using slackware 12.2, icewm, AMD 900mhz, 30gb fireball, Compaq Presario. My system freezes all the time. I checked /var/log/syslog and found this:
1) TSC unable to calibrate against PIT
2) VIA 686a 0000:00:14.4 base add not set upgrade Bios or use "force_addr=0xaddr".. How do i do this or how do i find a linux based bios?

3)VT596_smbus 0000:14.4: SMBUS: Error: Host SMBUS controller not enabled

Please help me fix these configuration issues. I really need to get this box working right. hardware. I have googled this issue and found similar post but no instruction for solutions. I would need instructions for bios update.

4) Can someone tell me what
"'st' needs updating - please use bus_type methods"
" 'sd'needs updating - please use bus_type methods"
" 'sr' needs updating - please use bus_type methods"
to update means?

Mr-Bisquit · 02-03-2010, 02:04 PM

What model Presario? Give us that information.
Second, and you may not like this: Have you tried any other distros on the said computer?

tredegar · 02-03-2010, 03:44 PM

Quote:

4) Can someone tell me what
"'st' needs updating - please use bus_type methods"
" 'sd'needs updating - please use bus_type methods"
" 'sr' needs updating - please use bus_type methods"
to update means?

These are warning messages from the kernel developers.
They are messages to themselves, really, and can be safely ignored if you are not a kernel developer.

The kernel is constantly changing, "legacy behaviour" is tolerated to a certain degree, but the warning messages suggest that something needs to be updated to deal with the new (and doubtless improved), kernel behaviour. Kernel support for whatever it is that needs updating (in this example: to use "bus_type methods" instead of what was the previously accepted behaviour, may be dropped soon. So the developers need to move on now and update their methods, or get left behind, with broken programs.

NightSky · 02-03-2010, 04:41 PM

Thank you much for your replies.
Presario 5WV280 Series 5000 ; VIA TECH VT82C686A VIA KT 133 Chipset, 768mb PC100
PC ran windows and slackware. I never tried a different Linux distro??? Want to run web server on this box don't care about desktop usage on it. Can the bios be updated with linux one?

tredegar · 02-03-2010, 05:56 PM

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Can the bios be updated with linux one?

There is no such thing as a "linux BIOS". The BIOS is decided by your MoBo's manufacturer. That's it.

If slackware is giving you grief (it has a good reputation, but it's not, perhaps, for "newbies") then try another distro. Here

NightSky · 02-03-2010, 09:27 PM

Mr Bisquit, Have you any suggestions for alternate linux distros that might be more compatible. I have looked for Bios update with no success. I understand this compaq box may be junk.
Maybe I can just install webmin and slackware servers, you think this would help?

AwesomeMachine · 02-03-2010, 09:34 PM

I don't remember which boot loader slax uses, but try passing 'noapic' to the kernel on boot-up. With grub, when the boot menu appears you hit e, then select the kernel line, use the arrows to navigate to the kernel line, and hit e again. This gives you the kernel line in /boot/grub/menu.lst, and you append 'noapic' at the end of that line, and hit b. That should work.

NightSky · 02-04-2010, 02:32 AM

Thanks so much for working with me and helping. I edited /etc/lilo.conf by adding append ="noapic" to the end of file and the ran invoked lilo by using /sbin/lilo as root to activate the edited change.
Please tell me if having a previous setting to get this box to shutdown 'append="append=acpi=force"' conflicts with the new append line of "noapic"?

**Here are results for lspci -v are there configurations i can use to customize to make slackware a better fit for this hardware?

Code:

bash-3.1# lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x] (rev
 03)
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
        Memory at 50000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
        Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0
        Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2
        Kernel driver in use: agpgart-via
        Kernel modules: via-agp

00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133 AGP] (prog-i
f 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
        Memory behind bridge: 40000000-40ffffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 48000000-4fffffff
        Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
        Kernel modules: shpchp

00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Accton Technology Corporation SMC2-1211TX (rev 10)
        Subsystem: Accton Technology Corporation EN-1207D Fast Ethernet Adapter
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 10
        I/O ports at 1000 [size=256]
        Memory at 60000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Kernel driver in use: 8139too
        Kernel modules: 8139too

00:05.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6105/VT6106S [Rhine-III] (
rev 8b)
        Subsystem: Unknown device 000a:0106
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
        I/O ports at 1400 [size=256]
        Memory at 60100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
        Kernel driver in use: via-rhine
        Kernel modules: via-rhine

00:14.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 22
)
        Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0
        Kernel driver in use: parport_pc
        Kernel modules: parport_pc

00:14.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/
C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 10) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
        [virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8]
        [virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [size=1]
        [virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8]
        [virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [size=1]
        I/O ports at 1c40 [size=16]
        Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2
        Kernel driver in use: VIA_IDE
        Kernel modules: pata_via

00:14.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
 (rev 10) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: First International Computer, Inc. VA-502 Mainboard
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 11
        I/O ports at 1c00 [size=32]
        Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
        Kernel modules: uhci-hcd

00:14.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
 (rev 10) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: First International Computer, Inc. VA-502 Mainboard
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 11
        I/O ports at 1c20 [size=32]
        Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
        Kernel modules: uhci-hcd

00:14.4 Bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 30)
        Flags: medium devsel
        Capabilities: [68] Power Management version 2
        Kernel driver in use: vt596_smbus
        Kernel modules: isp1760, via686a, i2c-viapro

00:14.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio 
Controller (rev 20)
        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Unknown device 003d
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 10
        I/O ports at 1800 [size=256]
        I/O ports at 1c50 [size=4]
        I/O ports at 1c54 [size=4]
        Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2
        Kernel driver in use: VIA 82xx Audio
        Kernel modules: snd-via82xx

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV15 [GeForce2 GTS/Pro] (r
ev a4) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        Subsystem: nVidia Corporation GeForce2 GTS
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 3
        Memory at 40000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
        Memory at 48000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
        Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 1
        Capabilities: [44] AGP version 2.0
        Kernel driver in use: nvidia
        Kernel modules: rivafb, nvidiafb, nvidia

AwesomeMachine · 02-04-2010, 03:52 AM

I would try acpi=off and noapic. On older mobos the acpi is buggy, and the apics are not timed right for the kernel. I think if you boot with acpi=off and no apic, it should work right. I am not sure if acpi=force would conflict with noapic, because it really depends on the exact hardware.

NightSky · 02-16-2010, 02:12 PM

Thank you again... the 'noapic' line does not conflict with previously set 'append="append=acpi=force' line to get force system to shutdown so i did not remove it.
Appending 'noapic' line has solved my system crash problem since I lasted posted.