NASLite Network Attached Storage

Hi,

After some trials with old hardware I'm about to install NL2 USB on my office server.

I have a problem with booting NL. When NL boots from the USB key, I see

Ok, booting the kernel

then wait a while and I see

ieee1394: sbp2: Driver forced to serialize I/O (serialize_io=1)

and then either everything freezes there, or sometimes, I get a message that gets erased too fast that I can't read but talks about BIOS not handing something and NL boots OK.

On the IRQ side, the NetGear GA311 uses IRQ 7 with USB and I couldn't change this IRQ sharing It either shares with UBS controler ou another USB something that I can't recall.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Some more feedback on the problem.

This morning, fresh boot from the NL USB key. Everything stopped at "Forced to serialize" I press the reset button and this time after a long wait (as usual) then "forced to serialize" then wait again, I see a message "BIOS handoff fail" (the message is longer than that but I can't read it as it goes real fast) and NL boots OK.

Open the admin menu, select " Reboot" and everything stops OK, reboots the computer and then freezes at "Forced to serialize"....

I reset all the default values in BIOS, tried to seperate the NIC IRQ (but couldn't: it either gets 7 ou 10 and share it with a USB controller).

Please help

The ieee1394 message simply informs that the FireWire storage driver is loaded. Normally it is the only message that you'd see during kernel boot, so it may appear significant but it's not.

Did you try disabling audio, lpt, com etc. support in the BIOS?

Had the same problem with an Asus M2N-MX, disable usb 2.0 in the bios, boots a little slower but it works.

Hi Tony & JD

Thnx for the answer but there is no FW on the MoBo

I have cut everything out except the USB drives (NL is on a USB key) but still get stuck with the NIC sharing an IRQ with one of the 2 USB controlers

I'll try tomorrow what JackDaniels proposed, to cut out USB2 and leave only USB 1.1. I'll come back with the results.

From memory, my board is an Asus M2N-MX too so JD's help should be good.

Tnx for the help both of you

Hi JackDaniels,

Thanks for your help, cutting off USB2 solved the problem. In fact, the boot is a bit slower but I can see the NASlite start page

I had a problem setting a non shared IRQ for the NIC. Did you have the same problem? I think that I solved the problem but I didn't do it on purpose ???? I blocked some IRQs (7, 10, 11) but then the there were no IRQs for the NIC. I have re-opened the IRQ and NIC got IRQ 7 alone

Best regards