Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 16:22:51 -0600 From: Randy DuCharme <randyd@nconnect.net> To: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> Cc: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>, smp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: APIC_IO fails with Tyan tomcat II board Message-ID: <32CD86BB.41C67EA6@nconnect.net> References: <199701031649.JAA11836@clem.systemsix.com>
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Steve Passe wrote: > > Hi, > > > I have a tyan tomcat II with 2 x 133 MHz CPU's, 512k burst cache > > and 64 MB RAM. The SMP kernel runs fine, when I'm only defining > > > > options SMP > > options NCPU=2 > > > > If I'n enabling the option APIC_IO, then the machine boots until > > the login prompt. Shortly before it starts up the 2nd CPU, but > > after that hangs. > > > > The keaboard is dead. An rlogin to it worked, I got an login > > prompt, could login and send one command, after that the session > > was frozen and I wasn't able to start another remote login. > > > > Are you interested in more infos on this ? Or is this currently > > expected ? > > definately NOT expected. Are there other tomcat II user's out there running > with APIC_IO enabled??? > > try a kernel with these set: > > options SMP > options APIC_IO > options SMP_INVLTLB > Greetings, FWIW, I have a Tomcat III running with APIC_IO enabled. Haven't had one problem with it. Memory timing is pretty aggressive too! ( What's SMP_INVLTLB ?) Randy
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