Re: ASUS P4P800 doesn't reboot

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gavin Atkinson" <gavin.atkinson_at_ury.york.ac.uk>
> On Wed, 2004-04-21 at 01:11, Elliot Finley wrote:
> > I have several systems using the ASUS P4P800 MB.  When I issue a
'reboot',
> > they shut down cleanly.  They then stop after the 'uptime' line and
hang.
> >
> > If I remember correctly, this started happening between 5.2-R and
5.2.1-R.
> >
> > I have a test box that I can take down at any time.  I just need some
> > guidance on how to troubleshoot this.
>
> Is this a SCSI based machine?

no

> I'm trying to solve this same problem on a
> machine I have with an Adaptec 7899 SCSI card and a Mylex 352 raid card
> - and have found mine to be hanging while shutting down the SCSI
> subsystem. How long have you left it to reboot before giving up waiting?

12 hours

> Can you apply the attached patch and see what messages are given on
> shutdown? Also, it is possible that this patch will change things for
> you - there are two things that the SCSI shutdown routine can hang on
> that will now time out after a few minutes with the patch. Patch is
> against top-of-tree -CURRENT. It's worth applying even if you don'y use
> SCSI because it adds a few printf's to other places too.

I'll let you know what I get.

Elliot