From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 21 13:10:34 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5098D16A4CF for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:10:34 +0000 (GMT) Received: from seven.Alameda.net (seven.alameda.net [64.81.53.71]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 137FB43D49 for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:10:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ulf@Alameda.net) Received: by seven.Alameda.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id BCD093A201; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 06:10:33 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 06:10:33 -0700 From: Ulf Zimmermann To: Matthew Sullivan Message-ID: <20050421131033.GA24555@seven.alameda.net> References: <4267A1CF.3080903@uq.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4267A1CF.3080903@uq.edu.au> Organization: Alameda Networks, Inc. X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE-p2 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SMP on Compaq DL380 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: ulf@Alameda.net List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:10:34 -0000 On Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 10:51:27PM +1000, Matthew Sullivan wrote: > Hey all, > > I've been reading about problems with HP/Compaq's regarding launching of > second CPUs on SMP systems. > > I've been through the BIOS settings and there seems to be no settings to > change the APCI table etc.... > > Now one thing that does seem common, when I have BIOS's with MP table > version set to 1.4 FreeBSD doesn't report the second CPU being launched > (even though it is seen in the acpidump).... When I set the BIOS to > version 1.2 of the MP table the second CPU is reported and launched. > > Now the Compaq DL380's I have done seem to have the ability to set 1.4 > or 1.2 of the table ... mptable reports 1.4... (below) > > Any suggestions on how to launch the second CPU...? > It would help to tell which version of DL380, there is Generation 1 through 4 now. -- Regards, Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-865-0204 You can find my resume at: http://seven.Alameda.net/~ulf/resume.html