From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Aug 21 10:15:08 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA08528 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 21 Aug 1996 10:15:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from clem.systemsix.com (clem.systemsix.com [198.99.86.131]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA08516 for ; Wed, 21 Aug 1996 10:15:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clem.systemsix.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id LAA15952; Wed, 21 Aug 1996 11:14:56 -0600 Message-Id: <199608211714.LAA15952@clem.systemsix.com> X-Authentication-Warning: clem.systemsix.com: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 From: Steve Passe To: Kees.Koster@nym.sc.philips.com cc: hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: multi, non-pentium motherboards? In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 21 Aug 1996 12:18:46 BST." <2954836C41@NLNMG01.nym.sc.philips.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 11:14:56 -0600 Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, > Hoi Hardware, > > Darn, I was a little quick to drop that e-mail about the dual > 586-100's. That sounds really interesting. I just sold my old > ... > - Are there non-pentium multiprocessor boards? Which ones are good? I don't believe you will find anything that will boot FreeBSD, which is written to the Intel MP spec. Problem is that to the best of my knowledge, the Intel chip is the only one to contain the APIC (advanced prog. INT controller) which is a necessary part of the MP spec. > - If I go for a cheap dual processor board, how many hours of > hacking do I need to get FreeBSD to use both processors? sup/ctm sources for SMP ontop of -current, 2 line change to kernel config file, then "config LOCALSMP; make depend; make; make install". -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | FreeBSD