Re: pg_clog woes with 7.3.2 - Episode 2

Thanks Kevin, I will try that when I return to the office on Wednesday.

Regards, Dave.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Brown [mailto:kevin@sysexperts.com]
> Sent: 18 April 2003 10:58
> To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] pg_clog woes with 7.3.2 - Episode 2
>
>
> Dave Page wrote:
> > Still, I've now tried a 29160N adaptor, and changed the
> > cable to a DPT one (both that and the previous Adaptec have
> hardwired
> > terminators). I've also removed the DAT drive from the
> system so the
> > only things on the SCSI bus are 2 identical disks and the adaptor.
> >
> > I'm beginning to wonder about my shiny new 2.4.20 kernel...
>
> That's a possibility.  There's one other I'd try, prior to
> using a different kernel: try booting the kernel with the
> "noapic" option.  On certain SMP systems, this has allowed
> the kernel to come up properly and see the SCSI adaptor
> (among other things), whereas without it the system would
> hang on attempts to access the SCSI device.  Even if you're
> not running SMP, it may help your system's stability.
>
>
>
>
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> Kevin Brown
kevin@sysexperts.com
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