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Date:      Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:56:07 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>
To:        Tony Maher <tonymaher@optushome.com.au>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: IBM eserver 325
Message-ID:  <20040323135514.O13222@carver.gumbysoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <200403230818.i2N8I2sL063959@k9.a1.asic.gov.au>
References:  <200403230818.i2N8I2sL063959@k9.a1.asic.gov.au>

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On Tue, 23 Mar 2004, Tony Maher wrote:

> Hello,
>
> we have an IBM eServer 325 (AMD64) on trial at work.
> 5.2 installs mostly (I'll try 5.2.1 tomorrow, now I have downloaded ISO's).
> Packages would not install (not that this is critical).
> The main problem is it does not start 2nd CPU.
>
> acpi_cpu0: <CPU> on acpi0
> acpi_cpu1: <CPU> on acpi0
> device_probe_and_attach: acpi_cpu1 attach returned 6

This means that the BIOS didn't register the second CPU in ACPI. Verify
that the BIOS is recognizing the second CPU -- it may be defective.

You can also try booting without ACPI and just using MPtable.

-- 
Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@gumbysoft.com          |  www.FreeBSD.org



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