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PostPosted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:21 am    Post subject: In process installing amd64 gentoo Reply with quote

Ok I just started to installing gentoo, such as deleting my HD space and I just setting it up and I keep on getting this error message
Code:
ata1: command 0x35 timeout, stat 0x50 host_stat 0x24
.. I have this motherboard wasn't able to boot off the CD so I used gentoo noapic acpi=no

Im @ the point where im configuring the Hard drive and I just made my boot parition to mk2fs /dev/sda2 and just keeps on saying this I have a seagate SATA 160GB.... any reason why it giving me this error?

running WIndows x64 and the spyware is killing me so I think Im down with windows
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anyone else so frustrated with this board they just want to freakin' give it up?

ARGHHHHH.

I STILL cannot get the SATA drive to recognize. Getting the video working is like freakin' pulling teeth. Pure 64-bit works alright, if you don't want to, say, do anything fun.

I just want to scrap this unsupported ATi MB and get something people apparently actually use, like an nForce4 board or something.

It's just somewhat rediculous all the freakin' hoops we jump through to get a decent working OS.

I can't understand how it is that tom789999 got his SATA drive working. It seems every possible combination just causes hang-ups at boot.

Currently, I've tried to disable the DRM module in the kernel in order to enable the 8.13.3 drivers from ATi. Now it always hangs upon boot, with no error messagep, just stops either right before coldplugging, right while trying to do dhcp (error here= No Loaded modules provide "dhcp" (dhcp_start)) or right when it tries to enable numlock on ttys.

Argh....I'm tired of this unsupported board. Anyone else feel the same?
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kiel.wells wrote:
Argh....I'm tired of this unsupported board. Anyone else feel the same?


I've got the socket 754 version of this board being delivered today. I hope I have better luck with it than you have! I'll let you know how things go, and what it takes to get things working.


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kiel.wells wrote:
Anyone else so frustrated with this board they just want to freakin' give it up?

I can't understand how it is that tom789999 got his SATA drive working. It seems every possible combination just causes hang-ups at boot.


Well i'm certainly going to think twice before buying another MSI board. I've had good experiences with their motherboards in the past but this one has had problem after problem.

Out of interest, have you tried changing the "Onboard Chip SATA" option in the BIOS? I believe the options are "IDE Controller" or "RAID Controller". I'm not sure what mine is set to off-hand, but I could check if you think it might be important.

I'm not sure why mine's working and yours isn't either, but i'm sure there must be a logical explanation. Just ask if you need me to post anything specific, i.e. the output from any commands or some of my config files.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, I managed to boot, finally.

I MUST say this though, it was a problem with baselayout 1.12.0_pre1-r1, not anything with my system. Downgrading to the previous version fixed it. That previous post was written after being awake 24 hrs and in extreme frustration, let's just say.

Anyways, I'll look into that "Onboard SATA" option in my BIOS. I have v. 3.4 btw, if it makes any difference tom78999.

I have to ask, do you have direct rendering enabled, and the video drivers working for the card? What is the output of this
Code:
glxinfo | grep -i direct
for you?

And yes, please check on that option, that might make some of the difference, if the SATA stuff isn't even enabled at the BIOS level.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh, also, does anyone have any insight into what this
Code:
 * Building the DRM module...
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r6'
  CC [M]  /home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/                                                                 agp3.o
  CC [M]  /home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/                                                                 nvidia-agp.o
  CC [M]  /home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/                                                                 agpgart_be.o
/home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/agpgart_be                                                                 .c: In function `agp_find_supported_device':
/home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/agpgart_be                                                                 .c:7935: error: structure has no member named `slot_name'
/home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/agpgart_be                                                                 .c:7955: error: structure has no member named `slot_name'
/home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/agpgart_be                                                                 .c:7960: error: structure has no member named `slot_name'
/home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/agpgart_be                                                                 .c:7986: error: structure has no member named `slot_name'
/home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/agpgart_be                                                                 .c:8006: error: structure has no member named `slot_name'
/home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/agpgart_be                                                                 .c:8026: error: structure has no member named `slot_name'
/home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/agpgart_be                                                                 .c:8031: error: structure has no member named `slot_name'
/home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/agpgart_be                                                                 .c: In function `__fgl_agp_init':
/home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/agpgart_be                                                                 .c:8477: warning: `pm_register' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:10                                                                 6)
/home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/agpgart_be                                                                 .c: In function `__fgl_agp_cleanup':
/home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/agpgart_be                                                                 .c:8487: warning: `pm_unregister_all' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/p                                                                 m.h:116)
make[1]: *** [/home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/build_                                                                 mod/agpgart_be.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/home/tmp/portage/ati-drivers-8.13.3/work/lib/modules/fglrx/b                                                                 uild_mod] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r6'
 * DRM module not built
might mean of if anyone's seen it and gotten the DRM module to build?

This is what is outputted when I
Code:
emerge ati-drivers
version 8.13.3.

TIA folks, please bear w/ my ranting every so often :)
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kiel.wells wrote:
Well, I managed to boot, finally.

I MUST say this though, it was a problem with baselayout 1.12.0_pre1-r1, not anything with my system. Downgrading to the previous version fixed it. That previous post was written after being awake 24 hrs and in extreme frustration, let's just say.

Anyways, I'll look into that "Onboard SATA" option in my BIOS. I have v. 3.4 btw, if it makes any difference tom78999.

I have to ask, do you have direct rendering enabled, and the video drivers working for the card? What is the output of this
Code:
glxinfo | grep -i direct
for you?

And yes, please check on that option, that might make some of the difference, if the SATA stuff isn't even enabled at the BIOS level.


Well I checked the option in the BIOS (v3.3) and I have it set to "IDE Controller", so perhaps you could try that if you don't have it set to that already.

I don't think I can be much help with any graphics testing because i'm still using the vesa driver. But, I can tell you that I get the same errors that you posted when trying to emerge the 8.13.3 drivers. I also noticed the following line in the output:

Code:

You have DRM support enabled, the direct rendering
will not work.


Not entirely sure what that means though :P but I guess it means I couldn't enable direct rendering even if I was using the drivers.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

so anyone know why I'm getting these errors? every 1 min or so

Code:
ata1: command 0x35 timeout, stat 0x50 host_stat 0x24


I'm not so happy with this purchase myself........

So maybe a gentoo live CD update might fix this :wink:


I just read this " Kiel said on Sunday, May 22, 2005:

Hi.

I know that everybody seems to be having some problems with this board, what with time, or sound, or whatnot.

I’d just like to tell you all that I think you’re looking in the wrong place to fix all these problems.

My board shuts down normally, reboots normally, has no problems with time, no problems with graphics (excepting that it’s VESA, not a real driver) and no problems with networking.

All that it required was for me to disable ACPI in the BIOS. That’s honestly it. I don’t pass any options to the kernel, I don’t have any special tweaks anywhere.

I’ll reboot to check in my BIOS exactly what that option was again, and then post again on here, to let those interested know.

Kiel said on Sunday, May 22, 2005:

The option is “APIC Mode” under “Advanced BIOS options” in the Phoenix bios v3.2. Set that to disabled, and try that. It worked for me, I’ve not had any problems with network throttling down, or timer issues, or anything like that.

I did try booting gentoo with gentoo
gentoo noapic acpi=no

Will try disabling ACPI in option but says that windows won't run if this is disable by the way Im using 3.3 don't know if I should update it to 3.5 due to that all it does is fix CPU ID problems....
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ha, yeah....I posted that on scottstuff a while ago....

It wasn't the solution I was looking for. Basically it does the 'noapic' option, but at a BIOS level, not a kernel level, and throws Windows out of whack. It's not a solution, so much as a work around.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Also, tom78999, did you ever get an IRQ #11 error at boot up with the HD plugged in? I ask because when the HD is plugged in, that's what happens, when the module isn't probed and I boot up.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kiel.wells wrote:
Also, tom78999, did you ever get an IRQ #11 error at boot up with the HD plugged in? I ask because when the HD is plugged in, that's what happens, when the module isn't probed and I boot up.


I don't recall ever having that error. This is what I get when i grep my logs for "irq 11":

Code:
Jul  1 21:04:17 server ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK1] enabled at IRQ 11
Jul  1 21:04:17 server PCI: setting IRQ 11 as level-triggered
Jul  1 21:04:17 server ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:12.0[A] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
Jul  1 21:04:17 server ata3: SATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0xFFFFC200000C8080 ctl 0xFFFFC200000C808A bmdma 0xFFFFC200000C8000 irq 11
Jul  1 21:04:17 server ata4: SATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0xFFFFC200000C80C0 ctl 0xFFFFC200000C80CA bmdma 0xFFFFC200000C8008 irq 11


From the output of lspci, 0000:00:12.0 is the SATA Controller so I guess this IRQ error is the source of your SATA problems.

A couple of thoughts:

Do you have APIC disabled in the BIOS? I cannot boot with it disabled however it seems to be a popular work-a-round for the clock problems.
I am booting the 2.6.12-gentoo-r6 kernel at the moment with these parameters: vga=0x317 splash=verbose no_timer_check apic=debug
If you want to post your kernel config then i'd be happy to compare (a diff between them?) it with mine if you think it might help.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you mind if you just post your kernel config files and your xorg.conf file? And, do you use genkernel or what?

I wonder if I can just replace, recompile, and retry and see if it works. Also give me all your kernel boot parameters, and what version ati-driver you're using at the moment.

Maybe if I just use your configurations, it will automagically work. Then I can diff the files (mine vs. yours) and see if i can pinpoint the problems.

TIA, and thanks very much for all your help, even with my outbursts :-D.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:22 am    Post subject: !! Reply with quote

HAHA! i figured it out!!!

i had to enable apic (as in remove 'noapic' or turn it into 'apic=debug' in the boot parameters) to reach the sata drive.

however, now i have to find a way to get my graphics working and get my USB working. I am much more happy now though, than i was earlier. At least I don't feel like giving up on this MB QUITE yet, because I know that I managed to have the graphics working pretty good at one point, and i just have to find the automagic combination to make it work again.

/me goes off to transfer all my movies and such to the 250GB sata drive. if only i could watch them with vesa.

now, for the USB, i assume that it goes away when apic is enabled, and my keyboard and mouse are both USB, and i'd rather not have to go back to ps/2 if i don't have to, though i do have an adapter for the mouse and a ps/2 keyboard around.

anyone have a workaround for making USB work while apic is enabled? /me looks at tom78999

TIA, everyone :)
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

:D congrats kiel.wells, there is hope yet! If these apic issues don't get sorted out though then it might be a good idea to compile a list all of the workarounds required to get this board into a useable state.

Unfortunately i'm not using any USB devices on my board, it's all PS/2. I'm sure someone must be able to help you out there though, USB keyboards/mice are popular these days after all.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have the same motherboard (MSI RS480M2-IL) and have just installed gentoo 2005.0. Here is what works and what doesn't. I have one SATA Samsung spinpoint p120 drive.

a) I installed using Ubuntu Colony 2 as it has a 2.6.12 kernel in the install and some sata_sil patches were made between 2.6.11 and 2.6.12. That worked fine.
b) I installed gentoo from the Colony install and upgraded the kernel to 2.6.12-gentoo-r7 (genkernel). That all works fine too. No problems with the sata drive at all
c) X sort of works using the vesa driver but periodically completely freezes the system leaving only "mode not supported" shown on the screen from my SyncMaster 171s system.
d) I installed the latest ati-drivers that claim to have Xpress 200 support according to the Changelog. Using "fglrx" X won't start at all finishing with

(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:05:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(EE) No devices detected.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

This error (or something that looks very similar) is mentioned at http://www.c.csce.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~kenta/index.php?Linux%20on%20RS480 where a patch is provided http://www.c.csce.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~kenta/index.php?plugin=attach&refer=Linux%20on%20RS480&openfile=XOrg-6.8.2-XPRESS200.patch

Sadly I have no idea how to apply the patch in gentoo. Any help much appreciated! I tried both X 6.8.99.15 (which seems to be buggy in different ways) and 6.8.2.

e) I tried "ati" and "radeon" too including Option "ColorTiling" "false"
which was recommended elsewhere. They bring up X but it is unusable. The window doesn't move properly and breaks up into pieces etc.

f) USB works fine too. I have yet to try the sound.


Anyone had any more luck with X?

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:31 pm    Post subject: fglrx problem solved Reply with quote

See http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-366655.html for a solution to the fglrx problem.

Just vesa and radeon to fix now :)

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

lesshaste wrote:
d) I installed the latest ati-drivers that claim to have Xpress 200 support according to the Changelog. Using "fglrx" X won't start at all finishing with

(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:05:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(EE) No devices detected.

Fatal server error:
no screens found


I am using ati-drivers 8.13.4, and it works with kernel (ck) 2.6.11. IMHO 8.13.x is only for xpress200, and the other versions don't support that shame of ATI. And it didn't work with the 2.6.12 kernel when I tried.

edit: there is 8.13.6 too but not in portage. I will test it and send an ebuild. But Ati said " The latest ATI Proprietary Linux driver also provides support for the Linux Kernel 2.6.11." I will try it with 2.6.12 too.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:36 am    Post subject: Re: fglrx problem solved Reply with quote

lesshaste wrote:
See http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-366655.html for a solution to the fglrx problem.

Just vesa and radeon to fix now :)

Raphael


I have been working with SuSE guy in germany who has been a HUGE help. Here is a patch that works just spiffy for me.

Howto fix fglrx to work with onboard x300:

1.) Goto http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/64bit/ati-driver-installer-8.16.20-x86_64.run and grab the x200 motherboard drivers

2.) Install the drivers as root; they will fail. But thats okay because we want just the files from within to build with.

3.) Goto https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=116430 and Download the patch at the end of the page and place it in
Code:
 /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod


4.) As root;
Code:
 cd /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/
and
Code:
patch -p0 < ../fglrx.patch
<-- Patch name is whatever you saved it as

5.)
Code:
./make.sh


6.)
Code:
cd ../


7.)
Code:
./make_install.sh


8.) Wash and Rinse
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:10 pm    Post subject: Re: fglrx problem solved Reply with quote

So I did:
- unmask the 8.16.20 in /etc/portage/package.unmask
- emerge ati-drivers
- having fun :)
but I only use 2D stuff, never 3D

oneguynick wrote:
lesshaste wrote:
See http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-366655.html for a solution to the fglrx problem.

Just vesa and radeon to fix now :)

Raphael


I have been working with SuSE guy in germany who has been a HUGE help. Here is a patch that works just spiffy for me.

Howto fix fglrx to work with onboard x300:

1.) Goto http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/64bit/ati-driver-installer-8.16.20-x86_64.run and grab the x200 motherboard drivers

2.) Install the drivers as root; they will fail. But thats okay because we want just the files from within to build with.

3.) Goto https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=116430 and Download the patch at the end of the page and place it in
Code:
 /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod


4.) As root;
Code:
 cd /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/
and
Code:
patch -p0 < ../fglrx.patch
<-- Patch name is whatever you saved it as

5.)
Code:
./make.sh


6.)
Code:
cd ../


7.)
Code:
./make_install.sh


8.) Wash and Rinse
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:39 pm    Post subject: Re: fglrx problem solved Reply with quote

Well I think if you follow the directions above you will see different results seeing as I have had it work with 5 different mobos and even 3 distros. But hey maybe yours would be number 6 and it doesnt work. Oh BTW the drivers in portage != ati motherboard drivers. You have to download from ati

xxxx wrote:
So I did:
- unmask the 8.16.20 in /etc/portage/package.unmask
- emerge ati-drivers
- having fun :)
but I only use 2D stuff, never 3D

oneguynick wrote:
lesshaste wrote:
See http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-366655.html for a solution to the fglrx problem.

Just vesa and radeon to fix now :)

Raphael


I have been working with SuSE guy in germany who has been a HUGE help. Here is a patch that works just spiffy for me.

Howto fix fglrx to work with onboard x300:

1.) Goto http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/64bit/ati-driver-installer-8.16.20-x86_64.run and grab the x200 motherboard drivers

2.) Install the drivers as root; they will fail. But thats okay because we want just the files from within to build with.

3.) Goto https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=116430 and Download the patch at the end of the page and place it in
Code:
 /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod


4.) As root;
Code:
 cd /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/
and
Code:
patch -p0 < ../fglrx.patch
<-- Patch name is whatever you saved it as

5.)
Code:
./make.sh


6.)
Code:
cd ../


7.)
Code:
./make_install.sh


8.) Wash and Rinse
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok only problem I have is xorg or not getting the ati drivers install correctly guess I will follow instructions listed above...
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm a little confuse... I'm not to sure how to reslove this but I can't even get vesa working or X.... and I get almost the same error message when I try to do startx.. already emerge following these instructions from http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_ATI_Drivers. Wondering if someone can provide more instruction what to do to get Xorg working with the ati drivers. Or should I worry about getting Xorg working first before I try the ati drivers? This is the only missing link for me to be able to boot into gentoo....

So I would need to umerge or unmask the ati drivers or download directly from ati?
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