Rmleonard

i created 10 crash files (over time) to see if it always died/crashed at same memory location, answer - no... BUT, of this latest batch of 10 dump files - all were "swapper/4 cpuid 4" which makes me wish i could disable the 2 core sub processor and run the system off the main 4 cores... if i still have crashes, flip the issue, make system run off the 2ndary cpu alone and see how it runs as a thought

i've taken the whole bloody thing to pieces. i have the motherboard alone on my workbench, i feed it power, ethernet, usb-c for console access.. it boots off of emmc. so, it is EXTREMELY unlikely that there is a ground/short/earthed connection. i use picocomm to sign in to the console to watch the pre-boot. everything else is via ssh

I have the board out of the casing and the supplied battery pack is not attached… Should I attach it?

I have the Helios64 NAS and am now at the point where I'll either get it working or toss it out and get something else.... it boots and runs and stops most of the time let's get some of the basics out of the way so we can figure out if here is the "best" spot to get help... uname -a returns root@helios64:/home/rmleonard# uname -a Linux helios64 5.10.21-rockchip64 #21.02.3 SMP PREEMPT Mon Mar 8 01:05:08 UTC 2021 aarch64 GNU/Linux cat /etc/os-release root@helios64:/home/rmleonard# cat /etc/os-release PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)" NAME="Debian GNU/Linux" VERSION_ID="10" VERSION="10 (buster)" VERSION_CODENAME=buster ID=debian HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/" SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/" ( I have tried the most current versions of the downloads and it still does about the same) I hope that is enough to help start a conversation.. Rich Leonard

this was "sort of" a Solution.... I've tinkered both armbian-ramlog and armbian-zram-config such that they are essentially disabled (but still in the system, in case something I don't know about makes a reference call to them) the edits in the /etc/defaults/ in armbian-ramlog I set ENABLED to false and in armbian-zram-config ENABLED=false SWAP=false everything else is commented out Does this stop the random lockups - no ----- they are MUCH more infrequent and more often than not I can find log files with information --- I've also just gotten the save/boot to/from eMMC to work -- so I'm finally working from "memory" and not from the SD card... I have the board out of the Helios box and I've been running CPU stress tests --- s-tui + stress and it runs and cooks until it doesn't -- when it quits there doesn't seem to be a "panic" or "system dump" -- the error LED doesn't even blink or show --- it just "stops" I'm not convinced that this is the correct spot for this discussion and I'll keep looking for more info... and a better forum to post.... Thank You rumking for the direction you pointed me towards!!! Rich

my Helios64 Board is now so unstable -- it on its own isn't worth putting in more of my time... but the rest of the NAS system "seems" fine -- so is there anything I can replace the logic board with ?? are there any "working" boards to be purchased anywhere? I've looked all over and the board "seems" close to the tinkerboard but I don't think it is one. I believe that it was a custom build. anyone else just try to replace the board and move on? Rich Leonard

[ 184.130515] Internal error: Oops - Undefined instruction: 0000000002000000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 184.131281] Modules linked in: rfkill lz4hc lz4 snd_soc_hdmi_codec snd_soc_rockchip_i2s rockchip_vdec(C) hantro_vpu v4l2_vp9 leds_pwm gpio_charger videobuf2_dma_contig pwm_fan rockchip_rga panfrost videobuf2_dma_sg v4l2_h264 gpu_sched v4l2_mem2mem snd_soc_core drm_shmem_helper snd_compress rockchip_rng rng_core snd_pcm_dmaengine videobuf2_memops snd_pcm videobuf2_v4l2 videobuf2_common snd_timer videodev snd soundcore mc zram binfmt_misc gpio_beeper cpufreq_dt ledtrig_netdev lm75 dm_mod ip_tables x_tables autofs4 raid10 raid456 async_raid6_recov async_memcpy async_pq async_xor async_tx raid1 raid0 multipath linear md_mod r8152 cdc_ncm cdc_ether usbnet realtek fusb302 tcpm typec dwmac_rk stmmac_platform stmmac pcs_xpcs adc_keys [ 184.137145] CPU: 4 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/4 Tainted: G C 6.1.36-rockchip64 #3 [ 184.137890] Hardware name: Helios64 (DT) [ 184.138243] pstate: 000003c5 (nzcv DAIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 184.138866] pc : debug_smp_processor_id+0x28/0x2c [ 184.139305] lr : ct_nmi_enter+0x68/0x1a4 [ 184.139663] sp : ffff800009cabb90 [ 184.139963] x29: ffff800009cabb90 x28: ffff000000761e00 x27: 0000000000000000 [ 184.140608] x26: ffff80000901a180 x25: ffff8000093d9e80 x24: 0000000000000001 [ 184.141251] x23: ffff8000099cdc70 x22: ffff0000f777e8f0 x21: ffff8000094797a8 [ 184.141893] x20: 0000000096000007 x19: ffff8000096f68f0 x18: ffff800010813c58 [ 184.142534] x17: ffff8000ee088000 x16: ffff800009ca8000 x15: 0000000000000001 [ 184.143176] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 00000000000002da x12: 000000000041a201 [ 184.143818] x11: 0000000000000040 x10: ffff000000404470 x9 : ffff000000404468 [ 184.144459] x8 : ffff0000008004b8 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 000000001b4110bc [ 184.145100] x5 : ffff800009cabc60 x4 : 0000000000010002 x3 : ffff8000096e7008 [ 184.145741] x2 : ffff000000761e00 x1 : ffff800009415a68 x0 : 0000000000000004 [ 184.146382] Call trace: [ 184.146606] debug_smp_processor_id+0x28/0x2c [ 184.147004] ct_irq_enter+0x10/0x1c [ 184.147326] enter_from_kernel_mode+0x28/0x74 [ 184.147720] el1_abort+0x24/0x64 [ 184.148016] el1h_64_sync_handler+0xd8/0xe4 [ 184.148397] el1h_64_sync+0x64/0x68 [ 184.148715] update_curr+0x84/0x1fc [ 184.149040] enqueue_entity+0x16c/0x32c [ 184.149387] enqueue_task_fair+0x84/0x3e0 [ 184.149749] ttwu_do_activate+0x78/0x164 [ 184.150106] sched_ttwu_pending+0xec/0x1e0 [ 184.150480] __flush_smp_call_function_queue+0xec/0x254 [ 184.150949] generic_smp_call_function_single_interrupt+0x14/0x20 [ 184.151494] ipi_handler+0x90/0x350 [ 184.151816] handle_percpu_devid_irq+0xa4/0x230 [ 184.152227] generic_handle_domain_irq+0x2c/0x44 [ 184.152648] gic_handle_irq+0x50/0x130 [ 184.152991] call_on_irq_stack+0x24/0x4c [ 184.153349] do_interrupt_handler+0xd4/0xe0 [ 184.153730] el1_interrupt+0x34/0x6c [ 184.154058] el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x2c [ 184.154430] el1h_64_irq+0x64/0x68 [ 184.154738] arch_cpu_idle+0x18/0x2c [ 184.155065] default_idle_call+0x38/0x17c [ 184.155428] do_idle+0x23c/0x2b0 [ 184.155727] cpu_startup_entry+0x24/0x30 [ 184.156085] secondary_start_kernel+0x124/0x150 [ 184.156496] __secondary_switched+0xb0/0xb4 [ 184.156882] Code: 9107c000 97ffffb0 a8c17bfd d50323bf (d65f03c0) [ 184.157427] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- [ 184.157841] Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops - Undefined instruction: Fatal exception in interrupt [ 184.158632] SMP: stopping secondary CPUs [ 184.158993] Kernel Offset: disabled [ 184.159307] CPU features: 0x20000,20834084,0000421b [ 184.159745] Memory Limit: none [ 184.160030] ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops - Undefined instruction: Fatal exception in interrupt ]--- This is getting more and more frequent -- the CPU changes but mostly it is 4 or 5 I have no idea as to where to start/what to do next - So I came here... a friend at work says the boards should be cheap enough - buy a new one --- I don't seem to be able to find a source for this particular board... I think it is a custom "tinkerboard" overall this is/was the Helios64 NAS which Worked rocksolid -- until it didn't I can't remember if I updated the OS and then it started failing -- or what -- at the moment - it is running whatever was the latest 2 weeks ago... above is the dump it leaves when it crashes - I have the board out of the cast and on my test desk -- when it does boot -- ( if / when ) --- I shell into it -- if it stays up - I run BTOP after whatever length of time -- I try to shell in for a second session - and try to run armbian-config don't often get this far... help? if asked I can provide the boot sequence text... Rich Leonard

If Helios/Kobol is out of business - What "specs" should I use to define a replacement board - a rockchip 3399 board with the dimensions ? Help please -- (I'm getting an increased number of memory errors and of late an increased number of USB faults) I'm running (at the moment) - the system as a simple NAS with exported NFS4 volumes - the entire lot of 5 drives are formatted at BTRFS -- I'm working on archiving the data off and once done I'll format all as ext4 and try using simple RAID. Rich Leonard

When I received my Helios64 - the case was out of whack -- the alignment was off by about 1/4 inch (3-5mm or so).... since it was out of whack -- I gave it one - with a rubber mallet - worked perfectly - a gentle but sharp tap - once on both sides (I'll go through my phone later today to see if I took pictures) Rich