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From: IWAIZAKO Takahiro <rabit@FreeBit.NET>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 17:52:51 +0900
To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>
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Subject: Re: SMP on Compaq Proliant ML530
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Mike Smith wrote:
>> > > MP Config Extended Table Entries:
>> > >
>> > > Extended Table HOSED!
>> >
>> > This is a bit ugly, but you may be able to improve things by switching OS
>> > modes in 'advanced' mode in the ECU.  Hit Alt-A at the first setup screen
>> > once you've booted SmartStart and see whether tweaking anything there
>> > helps.  The system will work OK like this though.
>> >
>> 
>> I played with that a bit before posting. If I tell it I'm using Windows NT,
>> my SCSI devices seem to disappear. If I tell it I'm using NetWare, I can
>> only see the first PCI bus. Telling it I'm running RedHat Linux is the only
>> way I got this far. There are a few more obscure OS choices there (who still
>> uses Banyan Vines, especially on a server this size?) that I'll keep trying.
>
>Make sure you're in the secret "advanced" mode, and you get a lot more 
>choices.  Linux has basically the same expectations about the APIC 
>layout, so it should be a good choice.  As was medntioned, Unixware 7 is 
>also a good one.

Hi Mike,

I'm trying Compaq DL360. I have same problem.
About APIC configuration in the SCU, both fulltable and fulltable map 
does not work. (Linux is fulltable map. Unixware 7 is fulltable.)

This is already reported in PR 19338.
 http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=19338

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