From owner-freebsd-smp Tue Dec 3 11:44:46 1996 Return-Path: owner-smp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA07496 for smp-outgoing; Tue, 3 Dec 1996 11:44:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from clem.systemsix.com (clem.systemsix.com [198.99.86.131]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA07491 for ; Tue, 3 Dec 1996 11:44:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clem.systemsix.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id MAA00118; Tue, 3 Dec 1996 12:44:20 -0700 Message-Id: <199612031944.MAA00118@clem.systemsix.com> X-Authentication-Warning: clem.systemsix.com: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 From: Steve Passe To: Erich Boleyn cc: smp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: APIC_IO stuff In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 03 Dec 1996 11:40:28 PST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 03 Dec 1996 12:44:20 -0700 Sender: owner-smp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Erich, > I haven't had much time to try to solve the syscons problem, so I've > been running SMP by remote login over ethernet. > > Last night I tried an interesting experiment, just run the APIC_IO > version but don't start the second CPU. It has run all night and > through til noon today with no problems (I did a few moderate compiles). resup and retry, the version you have was broken big-time. you should be able to run 2 CPUS & APIC_IO without problem. If syscons is still a problem you could try using pcvt instead. --- > P.S.: When I mentioned all the CPUs being started up at some earlier > date, I may have been smoking something. It only does anything > with one of the other CPUs in my test box since I've looked > carefully at it again. > this is kinda good, it means your board is acting consistantly with the other known 4 CPU board being tested. 4 CPU support is off again, but we are probably pretty close to attempting it again, just will require a manual start of the APs. Peter could better decsribe where we stand on this issue. -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | FreeBSD -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQCNAzHe7tEAAAEEAM274wAEEdP+grIrV6UtBt54FB5ufifFRA5ujzflrvlF8aoE 04it5BsUPFi3jJLfvOQeydbegexspPXL6kUejYt2OeptHuroIVW5+y2M2naTwqtX WVGeBP6s2q/fPPAS+g+sNZCpVBTbuinKa/C4Q6HJ++M9AyzIq5EuvO0a8Rr9AAUR tBlTdGV2ZSBQYXNzZSA8c21wQGNzbi5uZXQ+ =ds99 -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----