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If disabling ACPI fixes the boot but you wish to run with ACPI enabled, consult other problems in this list that document known problems and workarounds for ACPI-related issues.
The patch modifies the function mp_parse_prt() in arch/x86_64/kernel/mpparse.c. You can patch this file by hand by commenting out the line:
irq = entry->link.index;
that immediately precedes the comment:
/* Dont set up the ACPI SCI because it's already up */
If the kernel console boot trace (viewable using dmesg) contains messages such as these:
..MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IOAPIC
...trying to set up timer (IRQ0) through the 8259A . failed.
...trying to set up timer as Virtual Wire IRQ... failed.
...trying to set up timer as ExtINT IRQ... works.
then the incorrect ACPI table entry is present. On 2.6 kernels, this can be worked around by specifying the 'acpi_skip_timer_override' boot line option. An alternative workaround is to disable ACPI in the BIOS or by using the 'acpi=off' boot line option.
This bug causes memory corruption upon detection of any PCI bus numbered higher than 32, and consequently renders the system unusable very early in the install or boot process. On some systems, leaving ACPI on during boot fixes this problem.
There are currently no known workarounds for this problem, but a kernel patch for it has been accepted and is expected to be included in future distribution releases.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, updates 2 and 3
32-bit:
ftp://download.nvidia.com/linux/nforce/installdriverdisk/rhel3/ia32/nvdriverdisk.tar.gz
64-bit:
ftp://download.nvidia.com/linux/nforce/installdriverdisk/rhel3/x86_64/nvdriverdisk.tar.gz
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server version 8, with Service Pack 3
32-bit:
ftp://download.nvidia.com/linux/nforce/installdriverdisk/sles8/ia32/nvdriverdisk.suse.tgz
To patch the driver, two tables in the drivers/ide/pci/amd74xx.c driver need modification. The first table is an array of struct amd_ide_chip called amd_ide_chips. Each entry is of the following form:
{ PCI_DEVICE_ID_XXXXXXXXXXX, 0xXX, AMD_UDMA_100 },
If any of the following device IDs are missing from that table:
PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3_IDE
PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3S_IDE
PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3S_SATA
PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3S_SATA2
PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_CK804_IDE
PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_CK804_SATA
PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_CK804_SATA2
PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_MCP04_IDE
PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_MCP04_SATA
PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_MCP04_SATA2
then the amd74xx.c driver does not support the nForce3/4 IDE and SATA
controllers. To add support, make the following changes:
Step 1: Define PCI device ID macros.
Immediately before the amd_ide_chips table, add the following lines:
#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3_IDE 0x00d5
#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3S_IDE 0x00e5
#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3S_SATA 0x00e3
#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3S_SATA2 0x00ee
#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_CK804_IDE 0x0053
#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_CK804_SATA 0x0054
#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_CK804_SATA2 0x0055
#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_MCP04_IDE 0x0035
#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_MCP04_SATA 0x0036
#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_MCP04_SATA2 0x003e
Step 2: Add entries to the end of the amd_ide_chips table (but before the terminating entry "{ 0 },").
{ PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3_IDE, 0x50, AMD_UDMA_133 },
{ PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3S_IDE, 0x50, AMD_UDMA_133},
{ PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3S_SATA, 0x50, AMD_UDMA_133},
{ PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3S_SATA2, 0x50, AMD_UDMA_133 },
{ PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_CK804_IDE, 0x50, AMD_UDMA_133},
{ PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_CK804_SATA, 0x50, AMD_UDMA_133},
{ PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_CK804_SATA2, 0x50, AMD_UDMA_133 },
{ PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_MCP04_IDE, 0x50, AMD_UDMA_133},
{ PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_MCP04_SATA, 0x50, AMD_UDMA_133},
{ PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_MCP04_SATA2, 0x50, AMD_UDMA_133 },
Step 3: Add entries to the amd74xx_pci_tbl (but before the terminating entry "{ 0, },").
There is an array of struct pci_device_id called amd74xx_pci_tbl. Entries need to be added here for nForce3/nForce4 support.
{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3_IDE, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 9 },
{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3S_IDE, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 10 },
{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3S_SATA, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 11 },
{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3S_SATA2, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 12 },
{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_CK804_IDE, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 13 },
{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_CK804_SATA, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 14 },
{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_CK804_SATA2, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 15 },
{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_MCP04_IDE, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 16 },
{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_MCP04_SATA, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 17 },
{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_MCP04_SATA2, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 18 },
The number at the end of each entry (9 through 18) refers to the the corresponding entries (numbering starts with 0) in the amd_ide_chips table. For example, counting down in the amd_ide_chips table, the 9th entry (starting the count with 0) should correspond with the PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE3_IDE entry. If it doesn't correspond, the numbers in the entries of amd74xx_pci_tbl will need to be adjusted accordingly.
Step 4: Rebuild the kernel.