From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 14 14:17:20 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F254516A657; Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:17:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (66-23-211-162.clients.speedfactory.net [66.23.211.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8103F43D8C; Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:17:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from zion.baldwin.cx (zion.baldwin.cx [192.168.0.7]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7EEGn9n013497; Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:17:09 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, avleeuwen@piwebs.com Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:46:15 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 References: <20060813202334.GR68776@mich2.itxmarket.com> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200608140946.15744.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [192.168.0.1]); Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:17:09 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.3/1659/Mon Aug 14 04:44:22 2006 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: Michael Landin Hostbaek Subject: Re: IBM xSeries 336 dual Xeon hangs on boot when APIC enabled X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:17:21 -0000 On Monday 14 August 2006 04:45, Arjan van Leeuwen wrote: > 2006/8/13, Michael Landin Hostbaek : > > > > Arjan van Leeuwen (avleeuwen) writes: > > > I'm trying to boot FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE/amd64 on an IBM xSeries 336 > > machine > > > with dual Xeons 3.2GHz installed. > > > > > > The installation was successful, but > > > if I try to boot the SMP kernel, it hangs after detection of SCSI and > > ATA > > > devices (possibly when doing the initialization of the mpt0 RAID > > controller, > > > or when it tries to start the second CPU?). > > > > > > > I've just had a similar problem with an IBM xSeries 232 - it would not > > boot with apic enabled.. I chased the problem down to the network > > adapter (fxp) - and when disabling the planar ethernet in BIOS it would > > boot with SMP. > > > Yes! Indeed, the system boots perfectly well if I disable both network > adapters (bge, see > dmesg.boot > posted earlier). However, I need at least one functioning network adapter... > > I managed to get both NIC and SMP working by disabling a bunch of stuff > > in the BIOS, fx both serial ports and also the floppy drive. > > > ... and this doesn't seem to work for me. > > So: > 1) Why does my system hang if I enable the network adapter? > 2) Why does it only hang if APIC is enabled? > > Arjan Compile DDB into your SMP kernel. When it 'hangs', break into ddb and run 'show intrcnt' to see if you are having an interrupt storm. -- John Baldwin