Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 10:46:51 -0700 From: Hartoyo <suntzu@theartofwar.org> To: John Baldwin <jhb@pike.osd.bsdi.com> Cc: freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Smp instablility issues. Message-ID: <39BFBD8B.74CF2257@theartofwar.org> References: <200009131737.KAA38755@pike.osd.bsdi.com>
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John Baldwin wrote: > John wrote: > [Charset iso-8859-1 unsupported, filtering to ASCII...] > > Hi I am running the following hardware setup: > > Dual PIII 700E > > Tyan 1834 MB > > 3 128 dims & 1 258 dim all pc100 > > 1 intel etherexpress pro nic > > 1 netgear fa310tx nic > > 1 ibm udma 66 7200 rpm hd > > 1 wd udma 66 7200 rpm hd > > > > When I try building a kernel when I am booted up on my custom kernel with smp support I get signal 11's & or misc compiling errors like code errors. When I boot a generic kernel which does not have smp support I can compile a kernel. > > This is usually indicative of bad hardware. With SMP you are probably working > some of your hardware just a bit more and/or generating a bit more heat in > the machine, and apparently that is enough to cause your hardware to fail. agree... got the same experience like this on my Dell Precision 410 (dual P3-550 under 4.0-RELEASE)... system crashed without any reason under SMP kernel (UP kernel seems more stable - but still crashed)... turn out to be a loose heat sink clip (cheap heat sink sucks!)... I changed the heat sink, works great without any problem now! =) Please check your hardware setup first, especially processor cooling device (fan, heat sink, etc)... good luck! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message
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