From owner-freebsd-smp Thu Nov 4 16: 6: 8 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-smp@freebsd.org Received: from mail.rdc1.ab.home.com (ha1.rdc1.ab.wave.home.com [24.64.2.50]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35EC4151A3 for ; Thu, 4 Nov 1999 16:05:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from vipw@home.com) Received: from fatman ([24.66.193.63]) by mail.rdc1.ab.home.com (InterMail v4.01.01.07 201-229-111-110) with SMTP id <19991105000453.PLXS10032.mail.rdc1.ab.home.com@fatman> for ; Thu, 4 Nov 1999 16:04:53 -0800 Message-ID: <00c101bf2721$8ee77240$0564000a@fast.b0rk.net> From: "Adam Serediuk" To: References: <199911050001.QAA51143@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> Subject: Re: Dual Celeron + FreeBSD? Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 17:06:07 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org He wanted a dual celeron setup, like every other person with a budget. I assumed that he would be planning to use a abit bp6 motherboard and two cpu's of the same speed. please do not attempt to insult my intelligence. this is not a mailing list to slander others, we are here to discuss, help others and seek help ourselves. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rodney W. Grimes To: Adam Serediuk Cc: Scott Myron ; Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 5:01 PM Subject: Re: Dual Celeron + FreeBSD? > [Charset iso-8859-1 unsupported, filtering to ASCII...] > > Scott, > > > > the processors do NOT have to be the same stepping. it's just general > > practice to match the stepping of the cpu's when possible. I believe this > > has to do with the possibility of the clock rate varying slightly from > > stepping to stepping although I am not sure. > > They do not have to be the same stepping, they must be MP comptabile > steppings per the Intel Processor Errata Data Sheet. This applies > to all Intel MP capible processors, from the P54 (Pentium) to the > PIII Xeon. > > Some combinations work, others do not. > > Also they _should_ be MP tested chips, which can be determined by > the S-spec number and other markings on the chip. On Pentium in > is the last letter of the markings like SSS or VSS or VSU, last > letter being U means only tested for UP operation, last letter > being S means tested for MP operation. > > Please do not answer questions you do not have the technical > expertise to answer completely and correctly, it only leads to > confusion. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Scott Myron > > To: > > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 3:08 PM > > Subject: Dual Celeron + FreeBSD? > > > > > > > Hello. I want to get a Dual celeron going with freebsd as the OS. My > > > question is, do the chips have to have the same stepping? I read > > > somewhere that if the chips do NOT have the same stepping, it screws up, > > > > > > and causes blue screens in NT, and i was wondering if anything similar > > > happens in FreeBSD. I figure it'll be difficult to get 2 celerons with > > > the same stepping. I am just planning on getting 2 retial ppga celeron > > > 433's. I read somewhere else that "it was just a myth and the processors > > > > > > do NOT have to have the same stepping." so i'm just searching for the > > > truth. Thanks. > > > > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message > > > > > -- > Rod Grimes - KD7CAX @ CN85sl - (RWG25) rgrimes@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message