Bug 234739

Summary:	Can't boot into init level 3 due to DVD Writer GSA-H31L problem
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Reporter:	helga mayer <helga.mayer>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik>
Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE	QA Contact:	Red Hat Kernel QE team <kernel-qe>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	5.0	CC:	jarod, jgarzik, peterm
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Hardware:	athlon
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.rz.uni-hohenheim.de/hmayer/bw-pc
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Description helga mayer 2007-04-01 09:30:38 UTC

Description of problem:
Hardware: HP/Compaq dc5750 with DVD Writer GSA-H31L
boot into init level 3 fails
repeated error message:

ata2.00: exception Emask 0x40 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x800 action 0x2
ata2.00: (irq_stat 0x40000001)
ata2.00: tag 0 cmd 0xa0 Emask 0x40 stat 0x51 err 0x60 (internal error)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.2[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 185
ata2: soft resetting port
ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
ata2.00: configured for UDMA/100
ata2: EH complete


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel 2.6.18-8.el5-i686

How reproducible:
Network installation of rhel 5 server, kernel 
2.6.18-8.el5-i686
first reboot after installation fails

single user boot possible

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Pxe boot 
2. install development server
3. reboot after installation
  
Actual results:
Logfiles see: http://www.rz.uni-hohenheim.de/hmayer/bw-pc

Expected results:


Additional info:

Comment 1 Jarod Wilson 2007-09-02 04:45:58 UTC

The rhel5.1 beta kernel has received quite a few sata updates, its possible one has remedied your 
particular situation. Please retest with the latest rhel5.1 beta kernel and report back with results.

http://people.redhat.com/dzickus/el5/

Comment 2 helga mayer 2009-04-30 11:41:43 UTC

Solved

HP/Compaq dc5750 works with RHEL 5.3

Comment 3 Jarod Wilson 2009-05-01 12:55:55 UTC

Good to hear!