From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 18 22:55:04 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22D5916A41F for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 22:55:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dillon@apollo.backplane.com) Received: from apollo.backplane.com (apollo.backplane.com [216.240.41.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B70C643D49 for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 22:55:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dillon@apollo.backplane.com) Received: from apollo.backplane.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by apollo.backplane.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jAIMsdnQ013395 for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:54:39 -0800 (PST) Received: (from dillon@localhost) by apollo.backplane.com (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id jAIMsdDT013394; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:54:39 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:54:39 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Dillon Message-Id: <200511182254.jAIMsdDT013394@apollo.backplane.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <20051117010651.97608.qmail@web50303.mail.yahoo.com> <437D6F30.3060903@tasam.com> <200511181923.jAIJNHwW012453@apollo.backplane.com> <200511181434.38829.jhb@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 7-CURRENT-SNAP009-i386-bootonly.iso on Shuttle XPC w/ AMD X2 (was Re: Side note on Shuttle XPC) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 22:55:04 -0000 :... :> Is there an SMP i386 ISO I can try? Maybe one with standard unix :> commands on it so I can play around? : :Try the Fixit CD option. The disc1 ISO is a Fixit CD now. You have to :download disc1.iso though rather than bootonly.iso, bootonly.iso just has the :sysinstall bits and nothing else. disc1 has the distributions themselves as :well as the full Fixit layout. : :-- :John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ :"Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org Ok, 7-CURRENT-SNAP009-i386-disc1.iso downloaded, installed... that works a lot better though the emergency holographic shell on ttyv4 is completely useless. Instead of making people to go into 'fixit' mode with an option, just throw the binaries onto the CD natively like we do so a shell just works without having to do any special setup. It's also a lot more convenient to have a complete system sitting there for recovery or comparison purposes if you just want to mount the CD rather then boot from it. In anycase, this kernel does appear to boot ok SMP, and the devices work, with the exception of NVE which is kinda half-baked (has the watchdog issue) previously discussed. It also only negotiates 100BaseTX, so you need to add GiGE support as well. As mentioned previously, you can enable GiGE through the MII interface by using the defacto standard speed extension bit. Interrupts appear to be routed properly, so going through ACPI link is definitely the ticket. If I boot without ACPI interrupts are completely broken. I was incorrect in my previous comment about the bootonly CD not appearing to boot in SMP. I had forgotten to update the BIOS on this particular XPC which is why it didn't see the second core on the X2. That's an important point, by the way... if people have problems with the XPC make sure they have updated to the latest BIOS. Updating the BIOS without a floppy drive is trivial, just construct the MSDOS boot floppy on a windows box, throw in the Shuttle flash programmer and BIOS update file, and burn a CD with the image. Boot the CD in the shuttle and you're good. -Matt Matthew Dillon