From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 30 23:31:20 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9C53106566C; Mon, 30 May 2011 23:31:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nonesuch@longcount.org) Received: from mail-ew0-f54.google.com (mail-ew0-f54.google.com [209.85.215.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F5348FC0C; Mon, 30 May 2011 23:31:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ewy1 with SMTP id 1so1909864ewy.13 for ; Mon, 30 May 2011 16:31:19 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.14.4.209 with SMTP id 57mr1988395eej.87.1306798278724; Mon, 30 May 2011 16:31:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.14.95.144 with HTTP; Mon, 30 May 2011 16:31:18 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [70.111.69.251] In-Reply-To: <201105290747.06088.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> References: <201105290747.06088.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 19:31:18 -0400 Message-ID: From: Mark Saad To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, "hackers@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Subject: Re: Freebsd on the sun x4440 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 23:31:20 -0000 On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to suggest to try 8.2. > > It is my experience that the different version behave very different on t= he same hardware. It does not mean that the newer version is the better. As= an example, I have a machine here on 7.x as 8.0 did not support the USB ha= rdware found. After a machine works with a branch, I will stick with this b= ranch on the specific machine until the end of support for the branch. This= make life much easier and keeps surprises away. While 8.2 has some nice features we are sticking with 7.x for the time being. Also I did not see any improvement using 8.2v. > > On Thursday 17 May 2012 07:34:50 Mark Saad wrote: >> All >> =C2=A0 I am setting up 3 sun x4440 with freebsd 7.3 amd64 . The severs h= ave 4x 4-core opterons and 128G of ram each . Once the servers boot they ar= e a good fit for what we are doing and preform well . The odd thing I am se= eing is a long delay in boot up . Once in the initial loading of the kernel= at the "|" for 1-2 mins . Then again shortly after printing the kernel ban= ner "freebsd 7.3-release etc etc etc" . =C2=A0This delay is about 1-2 mins = as well. =C2=A0So my question does any one know what I could do to speed up= the boot up ? I suspect the first delay is due to a serial =C2=A0device pr= obe the second is a mystery . also the bios load up time is about 5 mins on= this box does anyone have any ideas on speeding that up ? > > Does this machine have SCSI or SAS hardware? If the controllers are there= but not drives are installed, a GENERIC kernel will wait for some time for= SCSI to settle. If you deactivate SCSI or reduce the waiting time, at leas= t a part of the problem is solved. > Its not SCSI / SAS probe time its well before that part of the boot up stag= e. > Erich >> >> ---- >> mark saad >> Nonesuch@longcount.org_______________________________________________ >> freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" >> >> > Anyone figured out how to add 6 more hours to the day ? I could use a 30hr = day. --=20 mark saad | nonesuch@longcount.org