Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:19:34 -0500 From: seebs@plethora.net (Peter Seebach) To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SMP system not running SMP Message-ID: <200606230119.k5N1JYlx019808@guild.plethora.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:43:31 BST." <E1FtYpf-000GOG-DI@dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk>
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In message <E1FtYpf-000GOG-DI@dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk>, Pete French writes : >> Synopsis: I have a machine with two processors which only shows one with a >> FreeBSD SMP kernel. > >[detailes snipped] > >I have precisely the same problem, with almost the same hardware. In my >case I have a pair of Opteron 242's - I also have to turn off bits of ACPI >in order not to get it to hang when it boots. > >Are you, by any chance, booting off an Adaptec SCSI controller ? That >appears to be the only difference in my setup from those people with >the same board (mine is an MSI) who have it working. > >The problem exists in both 32 bit and 64 bit mode too - I have tried >numerous things to get it to boot. When I get time I am going to >dismantle the entire thing and rip out the SCSI controllers and >see if it will boot off an old IDE drive. > >Sorry this isn't too helpful, but it makes me feel better to know that >at least one other person has an identical problem, as it makes me feel >it;s a BSD issue and not a hardware fault (I have actually changed the >motjherboard once, to no avail). Yes, I am booting off the built-in Adaptec controller. I will put in an IDE drive, turn off the Adaptec, and see whether that matters. -s
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