Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 12:12:52 -0600 From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> To: Dirk Froemberg <dirk@activ-consult.de> Cc: Kenneth Merry <ken@plutotech.com>, smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SMP on a ASUS P65UP5?! Message-ID: <199708241812.MAA12617@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 24 Aug 1997 19:44:41 %2B0200." <19970824194441.52619@activ-consult.de>
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Hi, > On Sat, Aug 23, 1997 at 04:12:34PM -0600, Kenneth Merry wrote: > > Dirk Froemberg wrote... > > > Has anybody run FreeBSD-SMP successfully on a ASUS P65UP5 with > > > C-P6ND (Dual Pentium Pro Card)? > > > > Yes, I've been running it on that motherboard since January. It > > has been very stable, IMO. > > > > > [...] > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Yes, you need to enable MP SPEC v1.4 in your BIOS. From looking at > > the mptable output, it looks like version 1.1 is enabled now. So try that, > > and see if it works. > > Hi! > > That's it! 8) Thanks for the hint. > > I noticed one strange thing while installing 3.0-970823-SNAP. sysinstall > runs only with MP SPEC v1.1. Enabling MP SPEC v1.4 panics the machine > while installing some distributions (page fault). that would be a real bummer if true. did you repeat the experiment enough to say it wasn't just random? is there a specific distribution that exhibits this behaviour? -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD
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