Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 19:31:18 -0400 From: Mark Saad <nonesuch@longcount.org> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, "hackers@freebsd.org" <hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Freebsd on the sun x4440 Message-ID: <BANLkTi=G7O5N9t-VS9nrCLtbtUsjzA%2BO3Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201105290747.06088.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> References: <C717AE7B-D687-4F7D-B1AF-64A270C188BF@longcount.org> <201105290747.06088.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com>
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On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Erich Dollansky <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> 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
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