Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 22:42:33 +0200 From: Milon Papezik <milon.papezik@oskarmobil.cz> To: Kevin Day <kevind@ikadega.com> Cc: freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SMP on Compaq Proliant ML530 Message-ID: <3999AB39.11230CE9@oskarmobil.cz> References: <200008142150.OAA04930@mass.osd.bsdi.com> <39986913.E99D87B1@ikadega.com>
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Kevin Day wrote: > > Mike Smith wrote: > > > > MP Config Extended Table Entries: > > > > > > Extended Table HOSED! > > > > This is a bit ugly, but you may be able to improve things by switching OS > > modes in 'advanced' mode in the ECU. Hit Alt-A at the first setup screen > > once you've booted SmartStart and see whether tweaking anything there > > helps. The system will work OK like this though. > > > > I played with that a bit before posting. If I tell it I'm using Windows NT, > my SCSI devices seem to disappear. If I tell it I'm using NetWare, I can > only see the first PCI bus. Telling it I'm running RedHat Linux is the only > way I got this far. There are a few more obscure OS choices there (who still > uses Banyan Vines, especially on a server this size?) that I'll keep trying. UnixWare 7 is usualy a good choice to get correct MP table on Compaqs. Could you please try it and let us know? Thanks in advance, Milon -- milon.papezik@oskarmobil.cz > > > > > > Programming 35 pins in IOAPIC #0 > > > IOAPIC #0 intpin 2 -> irq 0 > > > FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor motherboard > > > cpu0 (BSP): apic id: 1, version: 0x00040011, at 0xfee00000 > > > cpu1 (AP): apic id: 0, version: 0x00040011, at 0xfee00000 > > > io0 (APIC): apic id: 8, version: 0x00220011, at 0xfec00000 > > > > This is OK, although now we'd move the ioapic down to id 2. > > Perhaps this is a carryover from the ML530's bigger brother that has 8 > procs. > > > > > > APIC_IO: Testing 8254 interrupt delivery > > > APIC_IO: Broken MP table detected: 8254 is not connected to IOAPIC #0 > > > intpin 2 > > > APIC_IO: routing 8254 via 8259 and IOAPIC #0 intpin 0 > > > > This is very typical, hence us having a workaround for it. > > Ok. Perhaps a second test after doing the reroute that says "Workaround > successful" so people like me don't worry quite as much about it? :) > > > > > > > > Everything *seems* ok, but those messages kinda scare me. Has anyone > > > seen anything like this? > > > > Yeah, it's all pretty common. The warning messages are a bit alarming > > though, granted. > > Now if we can only get Compaq to list FreeBSD under the "other" category of > OS's in the startup software. :) > > Thanks, > > -- Kevin > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message
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