Subject: Re: MESH problems with 1.5Y snapshot
To: Xavier HUMBERT <xavier@xavhome.fr.eu.org>
From: Steven Sartorius <ssartor@bellatlantic.net>
List: port-macppc
Date: 11/16/2001 10:06:46
on 11/15/01 13:10, Xavier HUMBERT at xavier@xavhome.fr.eu.org wrote:

> In message <B8193F89.5035%ssartor@bellatlantic.net>,
> Steven Sartorius wrote:
> 
>> I recently installed the new 1.5Y snapshot on my UMAX J700.  From time to
>> time, when doing anything disk intensive (compiling, untaring pkgsrc) the
>> system will lock up solid with the messages:
>> 'mesh0: timeout state 3'
>> 'mesh: resetting dma'
>> 
>> 
>> Has anyone else seen this behavior?
> 
> yes, very recently on a 8500/120
> 
> I rebuilt the kernel with the new PMAP thing (options NEWPMAP).
> 
> FWIW, no problem since then, though it seems to be unrelated.
> 
> The mean reason is that mesh is a piece of crap, Apple did a ton of
> undocumented patches to make it work.

I went ahead and rebuilt my kernel as well, incorporating 'options NEWPMAP'.
After 24 hours of compiling/untaring no problems (so far) with mesh0.


Steve