Issue after reboot with 6205

[hovis]

We received today a new 6205 (DVB-T) and 6905 (DVB-S) card.

The 6205 card (DVB-T) is only working on the first (cold) boot of the server. If the server is then rebooted in Linux, the card is then not detected (it does not show in lspci). If we then pysically pull the power cable out and reconnect, the card is then detected on booting and works (until the next time the server is rebooted).

We have also tried experimenting with all the PCI-E gen speed options in the BIOS with no positive effect.

The new 6905 card (DVB-S) is detected fine in the same server (in place of the DVB-T card) and does not have the same problem - it always detects ok after rebooting.

We have been successfully using both the older 6285 and 6985 cards on the same server without issue (the BIOS is set to GEN-1 PCI-E speed). We use about 40-50 cards a year so I need to figure out a solution to this on the server hardware!

Drivers: tbs-linux-drivers_v150411
Linux test1 3.11.0-26-generic #45~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jul 15 04:02:35 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Server: AS-Rock IMB-180 (single x16 PCI-E slot)

modprobe settings:-

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options saa716x_tbs-dvb int_type=1
options saa716x_tbs-dvb enable_gts=0
options saa716x_tbs-dvb enable_ir=0


[steven]

Hi hovis

Do you use this board
http://www.asrock.com/IPC/overview.asp?Model=IMB-A180 ?

from the picture it is PCI-E x4 slot not x16, do you used any PCI-E convert with your board?

Thanks

Kind Regards

steven

[hovis]

Is is one of these:-

http://www.asrock.com/IPC/overview.asp?Model=IMB-180

The BIOS version is the latest (1.30)

It is just the new 6205 card which is having this problem after rebooting. The new 6905 as well as the older 6285, 6284, 6985 and 6984 cards worked well on this hardware.

[steven]

Hi Hovis

Thanks for the information,we will buy this mainboard and have a try with TBS6205,any progress we will let you know as soon as possible.

Thanks

kind Regards

steven

[hovis]

Many thanks.

PS: We also specify 'pcie_aspm=off' on the kernel command line.

[steven]

Hi hovis

we already bought the mainboard which CPU you are using with this board?

Thanks

Kind Regards

steven

[hovis]

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4900MQ CPU @ 2.80GHz

8GB RAM. Ubuntu 12.04.4 (amd64 server edition).

[hovis]

dmesg & lspci -vvv output of a good boot, and a bad boot following a reboot command.

Good:-
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9qpbb0fjgiuozn1/good-dmesg-lspci.txt

Bad:-
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cp2xqzan8waf2p8/bad-dmesg-lspci.txt

(the forum would not allow me to post the file contents (too big), or attach the files (extension not allowed) hence the dropbox links)

[steven]

Hi hovis

We can not get the files with the link you send to us ,would you mind upload to
https://www.pcloud.com/
more easy to download.

Thanks

Kind Regards

steven

[hovis]

As requested...

Good:-
https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=XZG9jXZEnSdNw1acCQIBxrAtcSGYmb7MEEX

Bad:-
https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=XZA9jXZ96aOQ4ciIKS5rpJLMGFkizx9ADiX