From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Feb 3 14:38:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA20321 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 14:38:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA20281 for ; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 14:38:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA03616; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 09:08:05 +1030 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id JAA11611; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 09:08:05 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19980204090805.30937@lemis.com> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 09:08:05 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: chapin@cs.virginia.edu Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Multiprocessor FreeBSD? References: <199802032133.QAA21235@ares.cs.Virginia.EDU> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <199802032133.QAA21235@ares.cs.Virginia.EDU>; from Steve Chapin on Tue, Feb 03, 1998 at 04:33:48PM -0500 Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe questions" On Tue, Feb 03, 1998 at 04:33:48PM -0500, Steve Chapin wrote: > > I scanned the FAQ but didn't see an answer to this question. > > Does FreeBSD support multprocessor (dual, quad) Pentium boxes? Those > that comply with the Intel MPS Spec? I'm looking for something that > will run on an ALR quad box. Currently, only FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT supports SMPs. -CURRENT is a system which is still under development, and which is not as stable as 2.2. I can't say whether it supports your particular board. Try signing up for FreeBSD-smp if you're interested and prepared to put up with problems from time to time. Greg