Description of problem: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Update 4 How reproducible: Repoduced numerous times on two systems. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Have sata_sil drive/controller and 8GB memory. 2. Install Redhat EL3 U3 or U4 3. Reboot and see results! Data corruption apparent during reboot. EMAIL From VENDOR: > What exactly would I report to them? I am not sure how to phrase this > issue. Is it using 8GB of memory or??? I have many other systems Here is the detail. When using the Silicon Image SATA driver (sata_sil) under 8GB, data corruption occurs. With 4GB memory, there is no problem. You can verify this by removing 4GB from your system and reinstall RHEL3. BTW, we use RHEL3 Update 4 (AMD64 edition) for testing. To support 8GB of memory under RHEL3, you will have to use SCSI or IDE disk. If you want to use the onboard SATA controller, the machine is limited to 4GB for now. Jeff
Is this an EM64T (Intel-base x86-64) machine? It's likely this is a duplicate of bug #132848.
This was on an AMD Opteron system, not an EM64T. We have already turned off the SATA controller, installed a SCSI card and SCSI drive, and the problem has gone away.
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