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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
> 
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