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Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
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Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
I've been using Samsung solid state drives (SSDs) in (2) of my T61 laptops with no problems. OS is current version of openSuse. Recently I have been having a variety of problems with these units that appear to be related to the SSDs.
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
Set it to AHCI, that's the proper way to go.
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
My thoughts as well. But problems appear to increase, (failed boots, increased freeze-ups, etc) when I do this.
Are you running a linux OS? SSD? What types of each? Thanks.
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
That should not be the case. I would suspect that your issues could be related to the way that the drive has been partitioned. How much of an unallocated space is there in percents?portsample wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2017 12:04 pm
My thoughts as well. But problems appear to increase, (failed boots, increased freeze-ups, etc) when I do this.
I'll answer for myself since I'm replying to your thread...Are you running a linux OS? SSD? What types of each? Thanks.
CentOS 6.9 (32-bit) on a Micron P300 SLC SSD in a Z61m, no issues.
CentOS 6.5 (32-bit) on an Intel X-25E SLC SSD in a T43pSF, no issues. This particular install has been working for well over 18 months at this point, although that system gets very little use, TBT.
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
Tried a variety...from 10-20%.
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
I tend to leave the unallocated space at the very minimum of 25%, usually way more than that. But that's me.
However, given that you've tried 20% and are still experiencing the same set of issues, it's quite likely that your problem is elsewhere.
My first guess: partitioning.
My second guess: the actual AHCI driver.
Good luck.
However, given that you've tried 20% and are still experiencing the same set of issues, it's quite likely that your problem is elsewhere.
My first guess: partitioning.
My second guess: the actual AHCI driver.
Good luck.
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
Which model and whats your fstab say? error logs in more detail? set trim up correctly?portsample wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2017 10:39 amI've been using Samsung solid state drives (SSDs) in (2) of my T61 laptops with no problems. OS is current version of openSuse. Recently I have been having a variety of problems with these units that appear to be related to the SSDs.
Question: In the Middleton BIOS, I have set "SATA Controller Mode Option" to "Compatibility", are other people using this setting? TIA...
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
/etc/fstab...
UUID=df2cffd2-6298-45e4-be05-8c0bd759b919 swap swap noatime,defaults 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 / btrfs noatime,defaults 0 0
UUID=0ab88e35-74ee-4368-9c32-be0e23afd982 /home ext4 noatime,acl,user_xattr 1 2
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /boot/grub2/i386-pc btrfs subvol=@/boot/grub2/i386-pc 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /boot/grub2/x86_64-efi btrfs subvol=@/boot/grub2/x86_64-efi 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /opt btrfs subvol=@/opt 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /srv btrfs subvol=@/srv 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /usr/local btrfs subvol=@/usr/local 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /var/cache btrfs subvol=@/var/cache 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /var/crash btrfs subvol=@/var/crash 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /var/lib/libvirt/images btrfs subvol=@/var/lib/libvirt/images 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /var/lib/machines btrfs subvol=@/var/lib/machines 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /var/lib/mailman btrfs subvol=@/var/lib/mailman 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /var/lib/mariadb btrfs subvol=@/var/lib/mariadb 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /var/lib/mysql btrfs subvol=@/var/lib/mysql 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /var/lib/named btrfs subvol=@/var/lib/named 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /var/lib/pgsql btrfs subvol=@/var/lib/pgsql 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /var/opt btrfs subvol=@/var/opt 0 0
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0
tmpfs /var/spool tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0
tmpfs /var/tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0
tmpfs /var/log tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=0755 0 0
UUID=ac801452-3c6a-458d-8896-5f5bd09777d8 /.snapshots btrfs subvol=@/.snapshots 0 0
UUID=6eafd37c-84a0-4432-95f1-9f79ea8f3b60 /externalSpinningHD ext4 defaults 1 2
Trim runs at every boot. Which model? T61 w/intel GPU, CPU is T9500 with 8gb RAM.
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
No the samsung SSD
ahh x1 thats a very complex fstab
ahh x 2 btrfs - do you routine filesystem maintenance from the likes of https://github.com/kdave/btrfsmaintenance
EDIT: dont run /var/tmp in RAM its meant for permanent tmp files that are active over boots
EDIT: why are your grub partitions btrfs? ie using a journaled fs?
ahh x1 thats a very complex fstab
ahh x 2 btrfs - do you routine filesystem maintenance from the likes of https://github.com/kdave/btrfsmaintenance
EDIT: dont run /var/tmp in RAM its meant for permanent tmp files that are active over boots
EDIT: why are your grub partitions btrfs? ie using a journaled fs?
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
I have (3) separate SSDs that I've been using: a Samsung 750, an 850 and an 840. All are 250GB.Dekks wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2017 2:17 pmNo the samsung SSD
ahh x1 thats a very complex fstab
ahh x 2 btrfs - do you routine filesystem maintenance from the likes of https://github.com/kdave/btrfsmaintenance
EDIT: dont run /var/tmp in RAM its meant for permanent tmp files that are active over boots
EDIT: why are your grub partitions btrfs? ie using a journaled fs?
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
Are you aware of the samsung 840 performance problem with its TLC NAND? Why all the subvolumes under var/lib? cant you start with a simplified set up
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
This resolved my freezing problem,
edit /etc/default/grub. Change the line
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash blah-blah"
to
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="intel_idle.max_cstate=1 quiet splash blah-blah"
then update Grub by running,
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
as SU and reboot.
See https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109051 for further information. Thanks.
edit /etc/default/grub. Change the line
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash blah-blah"
to
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="intel_idle.max_cstate=1 quiet splash blah-blah"
then update Grub by running,
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
as SU and reboot.
See https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109051 for further information. Thanks.
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
Won't that severely reduce your battery runtime?portsample wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2017 10:25 pmGRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="intel_idle.max_cstate=1 quiet splash blah-blah"
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
Note: Error message associated w/above problem is,portsample wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2017 10:25 pmThis resolved my freezing problem,
edit /etc/default/grub. Change the line
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash blah-blah"
to
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="intel_idle.max_cstate=1 quiet splash blah-blah"
then update Grub by running,
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
as SU and reboot.
See https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109051 for further information. Thanks.
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
Wait, GPU hang? Maybe it's the Intel graphics driver. The current Debian release defaults to the generic modesetting driver for any Intel GPU newer than the GMA 900/950, due to bugs in the Intel driver.
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
Reverting to the previous kernel driver per section 1.4 of below link
https://doc.opensuse.org/release-notes/ ... Leap/42.3/
resolved the problem.
This is NOT a SSD issue, this is purely a driver problem.
https://doc.opensuse.org/release-notes/ ... Leap/42.3/
resolved the problem.
This is NOT a SSD issue, this is purely a driver problem.
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Re: Running a Samsung SSD with openSuse
^
I think it's a combination of the 4.9 kernel and the Intel driver in mesa. In one of my X61's I reverted to the stock kernel after encountering problems with kernel 4.9 and the latest Intel mesa driver from backports.
I think it's a combination of the 4.9 kernel and the Intel driver in mesa. In one of my X61's I reverted to the stock kernel after encountering problems with kernel 4.9 and the latest Intel mesa driver from backports.
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