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Date:      Fri, 20 Mar 1998 11:33:36 +0000
From:      Engelhard <engel@cbn.net.id>
To:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD and Multi Processors
Message-ID:  <35125410.CC309EFD@cbn.net.id>
References:  <3.0.1.32.19980319201255.00694e44@pacificnet.net>

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Joey Garcia wrote:
> 
> Do any of you know if FreeBSD 2.2.5 supports multiprocessing?  I'm 
> gonna be getting a dual Pentium pro machine and I want to know if I can 
> FreeBSD 2.2.5 on it.  TIA
> 

It's only FreeBSD 3.0 CURRENT which is support SMP

Below is output from the experiment computer (dmesg command):
(Intel R440LX Double Pentium II 333 MHz)

Copyright (c) 1992-1997 FreeBSD Inc.
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
        The Regents of the University of California. All rights
reserved.
FreeBSD 3.0-971225-SNAP #0: Mon Mar  9 21:07:47 JAVT 1998
    engel@comanche.cbn.net.id:/usr/src/sys/compile/COMANCHE
CPU: Pentium Pro (686-class CPU)
  Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x650  Stepping=0
 
Features=0x183fbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,<b16>,<b17>,MMX,<b24>>
real memory  = 134217728 (131072K bytes)
avail memory = 128114688 (125112K bytes)
FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor motherboard
 cpu0 (BSP): apic id:  1, version: 0x00040011, at 0xfee00000
 cpu1 (AP):  apic id:  0, version: 0x00040011, at 0xfee00000
 io0 (APIC): apic id:  2, version: 0x00170011, at 0xfec00000
....

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