Re: SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370

2003-01-16 Thread Nicolas Kowalski
Peter Wemm [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have a brutal workaround (use a single 8254 clock and simulate the RTC clock), but it breaks some things (eg: high res profiling). I really dont like it, and I'm working on a different possibility as well (keep the 8259 PIC alive and use it in ExtInt

SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370

2003-01-15 Thread Nicolas Kowalski
Hello. On a brand new Compaq Proliant ML370, I installed FreeBSD 5.0RC2, without any problems. It works very well when using only one CPU. To take advantage of the two available CPUs, I compiled a new kernel with the two necessary SMP options, installed it, then restarted the server, but it

Re: SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370

2003-01-15 Thread Fritz Heinrichmeyer
On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 11:09:09AM +0100, Nicolas Kowalski wrote: The server is configured for Unixware7, as told in the archives. our Compaq worked when configured for linux -- Fritz Heinrichmeyer mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] FernUniversitaet Hagen, LG ES, 58084 Hagen (Germany) To Unsubscribe:

Re: SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370

2003-01-15 Thread Nicolas Kowalski
Fritz Heinrichmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 11:09:09AM +0100, Nicolas Kowalski wrote: The server is configured for Unixware7, as told in the archives. our Compaq worked when configured for linux Nope :-(. I just tried this option, and the server still hangs at the

Re: SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370

2003-01-15 Thread phk
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Nicolas Kowalski writes: Fritz Heinrichmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 11:09:09AM +0100, Nicolas Kowalski wrote: The server is configured for Unixware7, as told in the archives. our Compaq worked when configured for linux Nope :-(. I

Re: SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370

2003-01-15 Thread John Baldwin
On 15-Jan-2003 Nicolas Kowalski wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I had a Compaq visit my lab recently. Unless the aic driver were removed from the kernel (disabling it might have worked too) it would screw up the floppy driver. This sounds like black magic, but the explanation is that

Re: SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370

2003-01-15 Thread Nicolas Kowalski
John Baldwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [...] Is the ML370 a new box? I've heard rumors recently that one of the recent Compaq boxes effectively doesn't generate clock interrupts in SMP mode and there isn't a workaround for that at the moment. Yes. I received it last Friday. I think these

RE: SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370

2003-01-15 Thread Cagle, John (ISS-Houston)
: John Baldwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 10:55 AM To: Nicolas Kowalski Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370 On 15-Jan-2003 Nicolas Kowalski wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I had a Compaq visit my lab

Re: SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370

2003-01-15 Thread Nicolas Kowalski
Cagle, John (ISS-Houston) [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That's a vicious rumor -- no operating system could work without clock interrupts in SMP mode... Could it? Which generation of the ML370 is having this problem? I had a similar problem on another box that was corrected with a newer BIOS

RE: SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370

2003-01-15 Thread John Baldwin
problem on another box that was corrected with a newer BIOS version. Thanks, John -Original Message- From: John Baldwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 10:55 AM To: Nicolas Kowalski Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SMP hang at boot on Compaq

Re: SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370

2003-01-15 Thread Peter Wemm
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370 On 15-Jan-2003 Nicolas Kowalski wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I had a Compaq visit my lab recently. Unless the aic driver were removed from the kernel (disabling it might have worked too) it would screw

RE: SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370

2003-01-15 Thread Cagle, John (ISS-Houston)
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SMP hang at boot on Compaq Proliant ML370 John Baldwin wrote: On 15-Jan-2003 Cagle, John (ISS-Houston) wrote: That's a vicious rumor -- no operating system could work without clock interrupts in SMP mode... Could it? I think it had something to do more