Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:45:10 -0800 From: Sean Benoit <sean@digital-jungle.com> To: freebsd-smp@freebsd.org Cc: Remko Lodder <remko@elvandar.org> Subject: Kernel Update To 6.2 Stable Causes Dell PowerEdge 1750 (SMP) To Freeze On Boot Message-ID: <3B5A38D6-46E2-4370-B1F9-9455FD792FBF@digital-jungle.com>
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Hello, Last fall, while updating a 6.1 Stable kernel to 6.2 Pre-Release, I noted that the then new kernel caused all our previously functioning Dell PowerEdge 1750s (dual processor) to freeze on boot at the point in the boot process where the second processor was being detected. Disabling the second processor in the BIOS served as a temporary workaround and enabled the systems to boot successfully. At that time I submitted a PR via the website and a patch was issued within a few hours. The patch resolved the problem. I didn't keep that original correspondence because I assumed that all was well moving forward. Last weekend I attempted to update the same systems for the first time since last fall from the patched 6.2 Pre-Release kernel to the new 6.2 Stable kernel. I was alarmed to see that the EXACT same issue had reappeared. The symptoms are exactly the same - as is the workaround (disable the second processor in the BIOS). I have once again submitted a PR (109267) via the website (details at http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=109267); however, I have been advised that I should post the issue to this mailing list instead/prior. Not sure what to do from here... Thanks in advance for any help, Sean Benoit Digital Jungle Systems Inc. http://www.digital-jungle.com 604-639-7882 / 1-877-639-7882
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