Re: Skylake Loader Performance 10.3-BETA3
Im not aware of any requirement to install beadm. As long as you put stuff in the /ROOT/benam format beastie will pick it up. You are free to manually clone and promote your datasets etc, its just miles easier to use beadm On 8 March 2016 at 09:46, Matthias Gamsjager wrote: > On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 9:17 AM, krad wrote: > > > Its worth noting you can also select BEs from beastie now as well. > > > > While this is a great feature I still find it strange that I have to > install a 3rd party app (beadm) to get FreeBSD core functionality (BE) . > Why not make it part of the OS? > ___ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Skylake Loader Performance 10.3-BETA3
Hi! > > Its worth noting you can also select BEs from beastie now as well. > While this is a great feature I still find it strange that I have to > install a 3rd party app (beadm) to get FreeBSD core functionality (BE) . > Why not make it part of the OS? Similar to pkg: Because the update-cycles for ports are faster than for the base system. And because the packaged base system is 'just around the corner', it's supposed to come with 11.0 RELEASE, the lines between the two parts will blurr, soon. -- p...@opsec.eu+49 171 3101372 4 years to go ! ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Skylake Loader Performance 10.3-BETA3
On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 9:17 AM, krad wrote: > Its worth noting you can also select BEs from beastie now as well. While this is a great feature I still find it strange that I have to install a 3rd party app (beadm) to get FreeBSD core functionality (BE) . Why not make it part of the OS? ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Skylake Loader Performance 10.3-BETA3
Its worth noting you can also select BEs from beastie now as well. On 7 March 2016 at 22:21, Will Green wrote: > On 2016-03-07 17:24, Steven Hartland wrote: > >> On 07/03/2016 16:43, Will Green wrote: >> >>> On 4 Mar 2016, at 18:49, Mark Dixon wrote: Will Green sundivenetworks.com> writes: I am happy to test patches and/or current on this server if that helps. > If > you want more details on the > motherboard/system I have started a post on it at > http://buildwithbsd.org/hw/skylake_xeon_server.html I've made the UEFI switch which worked fine, but I'm also happy to help out with testing if anyone looks at this. >>> Are you booting from ZFS? >>> Unless I’ve missed something this isn’t yet supported by the installer, >>> but it is possible to get working manually. >>> >>> >>> Pretty sure you missed something and those changes where merged, imp >> should be able to confirm. >> > > You're right: that was an error on my part. I've now got ZFS boot working > with UEFI. :) > > I booted the Skylake motherboard with > FreeBSD-10.3-RC1-amd64-uefi-memstick.img and it successfully installed to > ZFS *and* loaded at normal speed. Looks like UEFI is the way to go on > Skylake systems. All tests have gone well so far. > > Thanks > > ___ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Skylake Loader Performance 10.3-BETA3
On 2016-03-07 16:21, Will Green wrote: On 2016-03-07 17:24, Steven Hartland wrote: On 07/03/2016 16:43, Will Green wrote: On 4 Mar 2016, at 18:49, Mark Dixon wrote: Will Green sundivenetworks.com> writes: I am happy to test patches and/or current on this server if that helps. If you want more details on the motherboard/system I have started a post on it at http://buildwithbsd.org/hw/skylake_xeon_server.html I've made the UEFI switch which worked fine, but I'm also happy to help out with testing if anyone looks at this. Are you booting from ZFS? Unless I’ve missed something this isn’t yet supported by the installer, but it is possible to get working manually. Pretty sure you missed something and those changes where merged, imp should be able to confirm. You're right: that was an error on my part. I've now got ZFS boot working with UEFI. :) I booted the Skylake motherboard with FreeBSD-10.3-RC1-amd64-uefi-memstick.img and it successfully installed to ZFS *and* loaded at normal speed. Looks like UEFI is the way to go on Skylake systems. All tests have gone well so far. Thanks I noted the same. Legacy on my Skylake laptop was slow as molasses. UEFI Rocks. -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 214-642-9640 E-Mail: l...@lerctr.org US Mail: 7011 W Parmer Ln, Apt 1115, Austin, TX 78729-6961 ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Skylake Loader Performance 10.3-BETA3
On 2016-03-07 17:24, Steven Hartland wrote: On 07/03/2016 16:43, Will Green wrote: On 4 Mar 2016, at 18:49, Mark Dixon wrote: Will Green sundivenetworks.com> writes: I am happy to test patches and/or current on this server if that helps. If you want more details on the motherboard/system I have started a post on it at http://buildwithbsd.org/hw/skylake_xeon_server.html I've made the UEFI switch which worked fine, but I'm also happy to help out with testing if anyone looks at this. Are you booting from ZFS? Unless I’ve missed something this isn’t yet supported by the installer, but it is possible to get working manually. Pretty sure you missed something and those changes where merged, imp should be able to confirm. You're right: that was an error on my part. I've now got ZFS boot working with UEFI. :) I booted the Skylake motherboard with FreeBSD-10.3-RC1-amd64-uefi-memstick.img and it successfully installed to ZFS *and* loaded at normal speed. Looks like UEFI is the way to go on Skylake systems. All tests have gone well so far. Thanks ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Skylake Loader Performance 10.3-BETA3
On 07/03/2016 16:43, Will Green wrote: On 4 Mar 2016, at 18:49, Mark Dixon wrote: Will Green sundivenetworks.com> writes: I am happy to test patches and/or current on this server if that helps. If you want more details on the motherboard/system I have started a post on it at http://buildwithbsd.org/hw/skylake_xeon_server.html I've made the UEFI switch which worked fine, but I'm also happy to help out with testing if anyone looks at this. Are you booting from ZFS? Unless I’ve missed something this isn’t yet supported by the installer, but it is possible to get working manually. Pretty sure you missed something and those changes where merged, imp should be able to confirm. Regards Steve ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Skylake Loader Performance 10.3-BETA3
> On 4 Mar 2016, at 18:49, Mark Dixon wrote: > > Will Green sundivenetworks.com> writes: > >> I am happy to test patches and/or current on this server if that helps. If > you want more details on the >> motherboard/system I have started a post on it at > http://buildwithbsd.org/hw/skylake_xeon_server.html >> > > I've made the UEFI switch which worked fine, but I'm also happy to help out > with testing if anyone looks at this. Are you booting from ZFS? Unless I’ve missed something this isn’t yet supported by the installer, but it is possible to get working manually. Will ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Skylake Loader Performance 10.3-BETA3
Will Green sundivenetworks.com> writes: > > I am happy to test patches and/or current on this server if that helps. If you want more details on the > motherboard/system I have started a post on it at http://buildwithbsd.org/hw/skylake_xeon_server.html > I've made the UEFI switch which worked fine, but I'm also happy to help out with testing if anyone looks at this. ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Skylake Loader Performance 10.3-BETA3
Hello, I’ve been testing a new Skylake E3 Xeon server with 10.3-BETA3. The slow loader issue described on the forums https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/53511/ is still present. On my Supermicro X11SSH-LN4F motherboard with E3-1260L v5 it takes over ten minutes to get to kernel boot. After that performance seems normal (though I’m still testing). This issue occurs when booting the installer from a USB stick or when booting the installed OS over SATA. I understand using UEFI resolves this issue, although I only have one Skylake motherboard model on which to confirm this. I know this issue is unlikely to be fixed for 10.3 release, but I think it should be noted in the release and/or hardware notes. Skylake systems are going to be increasing numerous this year, especially now Skylake Xeons are starting to ship in volume. I am happy to test patches and/or current on this server if that helps. If you want more details on the motherboard/system I have started a post on it at http://buildwithbsd.org/hw/skylake_xeon_server.html TIA Will ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"