hi all . i am facing a issue with centos recently : after every boot i receive the following message in terminal : > Sep 19 13:13:02 station2 kernel: irq 50: nobody cared (try booting with the "irqpoll" option) > Sep 19 13:13:02 station2 kernel: [<c044e6fa>] __report_bad_irq +0x2b/0x69 > Sep 19 13:13:02 station2 kernel: [<c044e8e7>] note_interrupt +0x1af/0x1e8 > Sep 19 13:13:02 station2 kernel: [<c057afb4>] usb_hcd_irq+0x23/0x50 > Sep 19 13:13:02 station2 kernel: [<c044df27>] handle_IRQ_event +0x23/0x49 > Sep 19 13:13:02 station2 kernel: [<c044dfe8>] __do_IRQ+0x9b/0xd6 > Sep 19 13:13:02 station2 kernel: [<c04073f4>] do_IRQ+0x93/0xae > Sep 19 13:13:02 station2 kernel: [<c040592e>] common_interrupt +0x1a/0x20 > Sep 19 13:13:02 station2 kernel: ======================= > Sep 19 13:13:02 station2 kernel: handlers: > Sep 19 13:13:02 station2 kernel: [<c057af91>] (usb_hcd_irq+0x0/0x50) > Sep 19 13:13:02 station2 kernel: Disabling IRQ #50 And immediately after it my external usb drive vanishes from the nautilus file browser and i get messages like this in /var/log/messages : > usb 2-2: device not accepting address 3, error -110 > Sep 19 14:15:09 station2 kernel: usb 2-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4 > Sep 19 14:15:21 station2 kernel: usb 2-2: device not accepting address 4, error -110 > Sep 19 14:15:21 station2 kernel: usb 2-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5 > Sep 19 14:15:31 station2 kernel: usb 2-2: device not accepting address 5, error -110 > Sep 19 14:15:31 station2 kernel: usb 2-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6 > Sep 19 14:15:42 station2 kernel: usb 2-2: device not accepting address 6, error -110 > Sep 19 14:16:48 station2 kernel: usb 2-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7 > Sep 19 14:17:00 station2 kernel: usb 2-4: device not accepting address 7, error -110 > Sep 19 14:17:00 station2 kernel: usb 2-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8 > Sep 19 14:17:11 station2 kernel: usb 2-4: device not accepting address 8, error -110 > and the usb drive does not show up in nautilus any more. Then i have to reboot and after logging into x the drive shows up .but again after some time the same thing happens. as someone suggested in the list,i add the "irqpoll" option to kernel line. after the system booted i log into X with tty1 also login as root with the command " tail -f /var/log/messages" for monitoring . After 10 to 20 minutes i got the same message again but this time immediately the system froze up ! i tried it 5 times now and each time is the same result.i also noticed that the system was behaving very slowly till the message came up like usually folder copy operation - i usually get 70-90MB/s according to vmstat 1 comand, but with irqpoll the maximum i noticed was like 10MB/s. here is ouput from lspci -v : > 00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Memory Controller (rev a2) > Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 82b3 > Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0 > Capabilities: [44] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface > Capabilities: [dc] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping > > 00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 ISA Bridge (rev a2) > Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 82b3 > Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0 > I/O ports at 0900 [size=256] > > 00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP67 SMBus (rev a2) > Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 82b3 > Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel, IRQ 10 > I/O ports at dc00 [size=64] > I/O ports at 0600 [size=64] > I/O ports at 0700 [size=64] > Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 > > 00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 10 [OHCI]) > Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 82b3 > Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 58 > Memory at feaff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] > Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 > > 00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) > Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 82b3 > Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 233 > Memory at feafec00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] > Capabilities: [44] Debug port > Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 > > 00:04.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 10 [OHCI]) > Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 82b3 > Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 66 > Memory at feafd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] > Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 > > 00:04.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) > Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 82b3 > Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 50 > Memory at feafe800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] > Capabilities: [44] Debug port > Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 > > 00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP67 IDE Controller (rev a1) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) > Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 82b3 > Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0 > I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16] > Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 > > 00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode]) > Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0 > Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64 > I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff > Memory behind bridge: feb00000-febfffff > Capabilities: [b8] #0d [0000] > Capabilities: [8c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping > > 00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP67 AHCI Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO]) > Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 82b3 > Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 233 > I/O ports at d480 [size=8] > I/O ports at d400 [size=4] > I/O ports at d080 [size=8] > I/O ports at d000 [size=4] > I/O ports at cc00 [size=16] > Memory at feafa000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K] > Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 > Capabilities: [8c] #12 [0010] > > 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Ethernet (rev a2) > Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 82b3 > Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 90 > Memory at feafc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] > I/O ports at c880 [size=8] > Memory at feafe400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] > Memory at feafe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16] > Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 > Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/3 Enable+ > Capabilities: [6c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping > > 00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 > Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0 > Capabilities: [40] #0d [0000] > Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 > Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+ > Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping > Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0 > > 00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 > Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0 > Capabilities: [40] #0d [0000] > Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 > Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+ > Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping > Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0 > > 00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 > Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0 > Capabilities: [40] #0d [0000] > Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 > Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+ > Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping > Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0 > > 00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 > Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0 > Capabilities: [40] #0d [0000] > Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 > Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+ > Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping > Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0 > > 00:0f.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 > Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=06, sec-latency=0 > Capabilities: [40] #0d [0000] > Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 > Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+ > Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping > Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0 > > 00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 > Bus: primary=00, secondary=07, subordinate=07, sec-latency=0 > Capabilities: [40] #0d [0000] > Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 > Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+ > Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping > Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0 > > 00:11.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 > Bus: primary=00, secondary=08, subordinate=08, sec-latency=0 > Capabilities: [40] #0d [0000] > Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 > Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+ > Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping > Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0 > > 00:12.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 7050 PV / nForce 630a (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) > Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 82b3 > Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 58 > Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] > Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] > Memory at fc000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] > [virtual] Expansion ROM at feac0000 [disabled] [size=128K] > Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 > Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable- > > 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration > Flags: fast devsel > Capabilities: [80] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface > > 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map > Flags: fast devsel > > 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller > Flags: fast devsel > > 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control > Flags: fast devsel > Capabilities: [f0] #0f [0010] > > 01:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs [SB Live! Value] EMU10k1X > Subsystem: Creative Labs Unknown device 1001 > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 82 > I/O ports at ec00 [size=32] > Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 > > 01:07.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6105 [Rhine-III] (rev 8b) > Subsystem: D-Link System Inc Unknown device 1405 > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 74 > I/O ports at e800 [size=256] > Memory at febffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] > Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 my motherboard is asus m2n-vm dvi .I have updated the bios to the latest version and the bios settings are default. I did not change any option. and my os is fully up-to-date. just out of curiosity, i recently compiled a kernel from 2.6.26 tree and the problem did not manifest itself with the desktop running 24 hours. so is this a bug in the current centos kernel ?