Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 09:39:38 +0200 From: danny@dannysplace.net To: Danny Carroll <fbsd@dannysplace.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org" <freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org> Subject: SMP Proliants and Smart2 Array controllers. (Was: Proliant on a 6500) Message-ID: <1052811578.71ac164fe0bc7@www.dannysplace.com> In-Reply-To: <000401c318db$94ec3b80$e464a8c0@llama> References: <005901c318bc$23433070$e464a8c0@llama> <006701c318cb$58cfd8b0$e464a8c0@llama> <000401c318db$94ec3b80$e464a8c0@llama>
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I've included all posts till now. Can I ask anyone with older proliant multi-cpu hardware using the smart2 controllers to get in touch with me? I am curious to know if this works for anyone... -D Quoting Danny Carroll <fbsd@dannysplace.net>: > Still more info... > It does not work on 5_0-RELEASE either. > > -D > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Danny Carroll" <fbsd@dannysplace.net> > To: <freebsd-smp@freebsd.org>; <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>; > <freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org> > Cc: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 11:13 PM > Subject: Re: Proliant on a 6500 > > > > More info... > > I freshly installed to a drive on the internal SCSI bus... > > > > Then I copied the smp kernel over and booted off the new drive (with the > > array card still inserted). > > The machine detected the array card and started up just fine... > > As soon as I tried to mount a logical drive the command froze. I was > able > > to CTRL-C but it would not talk to the ida logical drives. > > > > This proves to me that it's an IDA thing... > > > > Now I'll cvsup to -STABLE and see if that makes a difference. > > After that I will try -CURRENT. > > > > Does anyone on the SMP lists (or Poul) want anything out of this machine > > (traces or whatever?) > > > > -D > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Danny Carroll" <fbsd@dannysplace.net> > > To: <freebsd-smp@freebsd.org>; <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>; > > <freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org> > > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 9:24 PM > > Subject: Re: Proliant on a 6500 > > > > > > > Sorry to reply to myself, but I wanted to expand this to -stable and add > > > some more info... > > > See the original post at the bottom of this msg. > > > > > > I just took the Smart 2/P and put it in slot1 (one of the shared > Eisa/PCI > > > slots.) > > > > > > Now the Dmesg output shows the "SMP: AP CPU" lines in a different > order... > > > > > > They were: > > > SMP: AP CPU# 3 Launched! > > > SMP: AP CPU# 1 Launched! > > > SMP: AP CPU# 2 Launched! > > > > > > now they are: > > > SMP: AP CPU# 1 Launched! > > > SMP: AP CPU# 2 Launched! > > > SMP: AP CPU# 3 Launched! > > > > > > I don't think this is a SMP problem, but rather a SMP/Smart2 combined > > > problem... > > > > > > Has anyone got FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE working on a Compaq Proliant 6500 > with > > a > > > Smart2/p? > > > -D > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Danny Carroll" <fbsd@dannysplace.net> > > > To: <freebsd-smp@freebsd.org> > > > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 6:29 PM > > > Subject: Proliant on a 6500 > > > > > > > > > > Hiya all... > > > > > > > > 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 SMP that > > > does > > > > not work). > > > > > > > > The kernel seems to hang after the SMP: AP CPU #3 Launched. > > > > Actually it gets two lines extra (mounting root off the ida > controller). > > > > > > > > Now, scrolllock and caps and everything still work, (I can even sroll > > back > > > > and read the text) but nothing else happens. > > > > > > > > I am about to wipe and choose UNIXWare 7 (I chose solaris last time) > and > > > > we'll see what happens, but I was wondering if you have seen this > > problem > > > > before. > > > > > > > > One more thing... I only had the first two SMP settings in the kernel > I > > > had > > > > none of that NCPU etc stuff,... Do I need it for 4.8? If so, how do > I > > > find > > > > out how many interupts to set?? > > > > > > > > Any more tips?? > > > > > > > > Thanks... > > > > -D > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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