Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 12:32:25 -0500 From: "Cagle, John (ISS-Houston)" <john.cagle@hp.com> To: "Danny Carroll" <fbsd@dannysplace.net>, <freebsd-smp@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Proliant on a 6500 Message-ID: <C50AB9511EE59B49B2A503CB7AE1ABD10476C43B@cceexc19.americas.cpqcorp.net>
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Try the suggestions from the archives: http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/htdig/freebsd-smp/2003-April/000121.htm l Also, you shouldn't have to wipe the OS. Just change the system configuration and then try booting SMP again. Regards, John > -----Original Message----- > From: Danny Carroll [mailto:fbsd@dannysplace.net]=20 > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 11:29 AM > To: freebsd-smp@freebsd.org > Subject: Proliant on a 6500 >=20 >=20 > Hiya all... >=20 > I have a compaq proliant 6500 with 4 cpu's > I am trying to install 4.8 on it (I got it installed but it's=20 > SMP that does not work). >=20 > The kernel seems to hang after the SMP: AP CPU #3 Launched.=20 > Actually it gets two lines extra (mounting root off the ida=20 > controller). >=20 > Now, scrolllock and caps and everything still work, (I can=20 > even sroll back and read the text) but nothing else happens. >=20 > I am about to wipe and choose UNIXWare 7 (I chose solaris=20 > last time) and we'll see what happens, but I was wondering if=20 > you have seen this problem before. >=20 > One more thing... I only had the first two SMP settings in=20 > the kernel I had none of that NCPU etc stuff,... Do I need=20 > it for 4.8? If so, how do I find out how many interupts to set?? >=20 > Any more tips?? >=20 > Thanks... > -D
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