From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 20 23:03:24 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA25350 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 23:03:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from flarn.it.ca (flarn.it.ca [199.45.111.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA25341 for ; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 23:03:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from paul@flarn.it.ca) Received: (from paul@localhost) by flarn.it.ca (8.9.1/8.9.1) id CAA22718; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 02:03:44 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from paul) Message-ID: <19990121020343.A22392@it.ca> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 02:03:43 -0500 From: Paul Chvostek To: Pete Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dual processors. References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: ; from Pete on Mon, Jan 18, 1999 at 11:18:45PM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG If FreeBSD is already running on the box, just run /sbin/dmesg and see what it tells you about the CPU. If you've logged a bunch of errors and /sbin/dmesg won't help, then look at the text file /var/run/dmesg.boot and see what's eight to ten lines down from the top. For SMP support, read the LINT file. And RTFM; all this stuff is in both the FAQ and the handbook. On Mon, Jan 18, 1999 at 11:18:45PM -0500, Pete wrote: > i guess my friend was wrong and it's really dual pent's > > i'll double check tho > (it's colocated, so whenever i get out there for the next upgrade..) > > -Pete > > On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, rick hamell wrote: > > > > >> Hi, > >> I have: > >> dual amd 300 > >> > >> Runs pretty nice but i realized i386 is 16 bit thus using one processor (i > >> think, correct me if i'm wrong here). > >> > >> Do I need some kind of patch to use both processors? How do i Compile the > >> system with*OUT* i386? so it will use both compilers? > > > > How are you running dual AMD chips? From my understanding of SMP, > >the chip itself has to be made to run in a dual processor environment. > >Until AMD makes a major design change, you can't use them that way. > >Either way, if you've got 3.0 running, it'll work with dual processors. > >BTW... I know for sure that you don't want to remove i386... it's > >slightly important. Now... if any one DOES have dual AMDs actually > >working, please tell me as I've got a Dual board sitting around with only > >one CPU! :) > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > > >---- "Religion exists because man can't belive that he's nothing more > >then a random accident." > > > > http://www.dsinw.com/~hamellr > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Paul Chvostek Operations / Development vox: +1 416 598 0000 IT Canada http://www.it.ca/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message