Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:54:39 -0500 | Subject | Re: task blocked for more than 120 seconds (2.6.26.1) | From | Michael Madore <> |
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Hi,
I am experiencing a strange problem running linux on the Intel DP55WG motherboard. Installation goes fine, but when the system is warm booted, I get the following error message from the BIOS POST:
"The system BIOS has detected unsuccessful POST attempt(s). Possible causes include recent changes to BIOS Performance options or recent hardware changes. Press 'Y' to enter BIOS Setup or press 'N' to cancel and attempt to boot with previous settings."
Selecting either option allows the system to boot, but the same error will be displayed on the next warm boot. If the system is powered off and then on instead, the error is not displayed.
When the error is displayed, the port 80h POST code is 69. According the the motherboard documentation:
Boot Device Selection (BDS): 60-6F BDS driver entry
The details of the system:
Intel DP55WG motherboard BIOS tested: 3206, 3878 Memory tested: 4G and 8G CPU: Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
Hard disks tested: - Western Digital Model WD20EADS (2 TB) - Seagate Model ST380811AS (80GB) - 3Ware 9650SE-4LPML with 4 x Seagate Model ST31500341AS (1.5TB)
Linux distributions tested: - RHEL 5.3 - RHEL 5.4 - Fedora 10 - Fedora 11 - Fedora 12
In addition, I have tested 2.6.32 from kernel.org and today's git.
Here is a posting on the Intel community forums from a user with the same problem:
http://communities.intel.com/message/71164
I attempted to disable the Failsafe Watchdog as suggested in that thread, but then the kernel gets stuck during reboot and the system has to be powered off.
Normally I would try to bisect, but I haven't found a kernel yet that will boot on this board and doesn't exhibit the behaviour.
Thanks,
Mike Madore
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