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Date:      Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:01:25 -0800
From:      Dustin Harris <dustinh@webtrends.com>
To:        "'freebsd-smp@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-smp@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: Compaq DL360 Revisited 
Message-ID:  <41B0A5BB45B9D311BB4700508B551D720146173B@mr-mcfeely.internal.webtrends.com>

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I finally do have my DL360 booting SMP.  The fix was either using a stable
snapshot from the 16th or using the compaq smartstart software to rebuild
the machine as type "Linux OS" instead of "Other", which is what I had been
using.  I also have the trouble with my CD rom like others have reported,
but I don't use the CD really after the install is complete and I'm too
happy to have both cpu's working to really care :)

--dustin

-----Original Message-----
From: Dustin Harris [mailto:dustinh@webtrends.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 8:34 PM
To: 'Mike Smith'
Cc: 'freebsd-smp@freebsd.org'
Subject: RE: Compaq DL360 Revisited 


I'm aware that Peter did fix the DL360 for most folks, but I appear to have
a different problem.  My current test platform is 4.2-RELEASE with Peter's
patch applied.  I've also attempted this with 4.2-STABLE from late last week
which included the patch.

You are correct though that I should pester Compaq some more...

--dustin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Smith [mailto:msmith@freebsd.org]
> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 8:39 PM
> To: Dustin Harris
> Cc: 'freebsd-smp@freebsd.org'
> Subject: Re: Compaq DL360 Revisited 
> 
> 
> > I've traced the problem to the following code in mp_machdep.c in the
> > function start_ap:
> > 
> >         /* wait for pending status end */
> >         while (lapic.icr_lo & APIC_DELSTAT_MASK)
> >                  /* spin */ ;
> > 
> > It appears that I just "spin".  Any ideas?  What else can I 
> do to help
> > troubleshoot this?  Thanks.
> 
> The problem with the DL360 is actually a BIOS bug.  You should pester 
> Compaq for an update (they are aware of the problem if you 
> get through to 
> the right people), or update to -STABLE on your box (where 
> Peter Wemm has 
> committed a workaround).
> 
> -- 
> ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his
> rivals and unfortunately opponents also.  But not because people want
> to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force
> people to take different points of view.  [Dr. Fritz Todt]
>            V I C T O R Y   N O T   V E N G E A N C E
> 
> 


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