From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 23 19:26:53 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2F4816A49E for ; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:26:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (66-23-211-162.clients.speedfactory.net [66.23.211.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BD7143D49 for ; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:26:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k5NJQnCC059227; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:26:50 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: Pete French Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:18:05 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200606231518.05880.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:26:50 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1562/Fri Jun 23 03:50:07 2006 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SMP system not running SMP X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:26:53 -0000 On Friday 23 June 2006 13:23, Pete French wrote: > > Ok, when you boot in safe mode, you don't just disable ACPI, you also disable > > APIC which has the side effect of disabling SMP. Try breaking into the boot > > loader prompt at the menu and just doing: > > > > 'ok set hint.acpi.0.disabled=1' > > 'ok boot' > > O.K., will do - though I have already tried the "boot with ACPI disabled" > from the menu. Do you want me to do this on 32 bit or 64 bit by the way ? > I can try this tomorrow daytime. 32-bit for now. -- John Baldwin