Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 12:36:13 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: freebsd-smp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IBM 7100 Server with Dual Xeon's ... Message-ID: <200012062036.eB6KaDF52151@mass.osd.bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 06 Dec 2000 13:47:16 -0400." <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012061337060.1558-100000@thelab.hub.org>
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Try the patch that Peter just posted for the Compaq DL360. I think your
box has the same problem.
> I've been trying to get FreeBSD to go SMP on this box for ages now
> ... since *BSD isn't supported by IBM, I got one of our linux guys over
> here to help me out ... we created an SMP boot floppy, to see if we'd get
> a hang using it, and we didn't *but*, it did give us a warning:
>
> WARNING: MP table in the EBDA can be UNSAFE
>
> does this mean anything to anyone?
>
> As part of the Linux boot sequence, it also told us:
>
> Intel MultiProcessor Specifications v1.4
> VirtualWire Compatibility mode.
>
> if that also means anything?
>
> Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick: Scrappy
> Systems Administrator @ hub.org
> primary: scrappy@hub.org secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org
>
>
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