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Date:      Mon, 16 Dec 2002 15:52:19 +0000
From:      Subhi S Hashwa <subhi@thebigboss.com>
To:        Mahlon <mahlon-dated-1041352379.40bc4f@martini.nu>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Compaq ProLiant w/ SMP probs
Message-ID:  <1665163524.20021216155219@thebigboss.com>
In-Reply-To: <20021216163258.GM62914@martini.nu>
References:  <20021216163258.GM62914@martini.nu>

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Monday, December 16, 2002, 4:32:58 PM, Mahlon wrote:

<AOL>

I am having exactly same issues with proliant 1850R SMP. with 2x tl
nics I get device timeout every 12 days.

running same machine on linux (with SMP) or single cpu kernel (freebsd
4.7R) seems to make it behave.

Last reported similar issues with fxp/tl/ex cards were in 2000 mailing
lists from what i can see.

-Subhi


Mahlon> I've got a Compaq Proliant 6400R here that I'm having some issues with.

Mahlon> Running 4.7-RELEASE, the moment I restart with a SMP enabled kernel, I lose
Mahlon> the network.  4 nics in the machine (All Intel Etherexpress 10/100) - all
Mahlon> of them timeout.  I reboot using GENERIC, and they talk to the network
Mahlon> fine.

Mahlon> After hunting through the archives, I've fiddled with the bios (set APIC to
Mahlon> full mapped) and IRQ's.  Nothing I do seems to make a difference.  

Mahlon> Not sure why SMP would be stomping on the network - any clues would be
Mahlon> appreciated.

Mahlon> -Mahlon


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 Subhi S Hashwa                             mailto:subhi@thebigboss.com
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