Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:23:44 -0600 (MDT) From: Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> To: Lord Raiden <raiden23@netzero.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Freebsd and multi-cpu systems Message-ID: <20020820162133.L13764-100000@skywalker.rogness.net> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20020820182847.00a02280@192.168.0.25>
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On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Lord Raiden wrote: > Hi all. Just wondering about something. I had someone today who > mentioned to me about doing a Freebsd server with dual P3's and a huge > raid array. The raid I'm cool with. The Dual P3's I'm not. I know > that there's something special that goes into making Freebsd work > correctly on a multi-cpu system and make it work correctly. > > Can anyone tell me how to do this or point me towards a faq on how > this is done? Thanks. I'm sure it involves some kernel hacking and > recompiling, so I'm game for that if need be. Add the following lines (or uncomment them) from the kernel config file and rebuild the kernel: options SMP # Symmetric MultiProcessor Kernel options APIC_IO # Symmetric (APIC) I/O The handbook has instruction on how to rebuild the kernel. The only other thing I've had to do (in some circumstances) is set the OS-Type in the BIOS to LINUX. Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> - WARNING TO ALL PERSONNEL: Firings will continue until morale improves. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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