From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 13 14:44:56 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B17EA16A41B for ; Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:44:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 488B013C457 for ; Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:44:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IVpw4-00036u-4w for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:44:54 +0100 Received: from esperance.zetnet.co.uk (54-144.adsl.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.54.144]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.14.1/8.14.1/Debian-9) with SMTP id l8DEipnr005563 for ; Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:44:51 +0100 Received: (qmail 1776 invoked by uid 1001); 13 Sep 2007 14:44:46 -0000 From: "Frank Shute" Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:44:46 +0100 To: Erich Dollansky Message-ID: <20070913144446.GA1734@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: <20070913102811.GA1038@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> <46E93509.7040107@pacific.net.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <46E93509.7040107@pacific.net.sg> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE i386 X-Organisation: 'Esperance Linux' X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (zetnet.co.uk [194.247.46.1]); Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:44:52 +0100 (BST) Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: enabling SMP X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:44:56 -0000 On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 09:03:05PM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote: > > Hi, > > Frank Shute wrote: > >I've just got a new box, an HP DC5750 with an Athlon X2 3800 but I > >can't get SMP working. It *was* cheap :) > > > my family's comment to this is: ' we are too poor to buy cheap. I was tempted by a Sun box but I got mean! > > >CPUTYPE?=athlon-mp > > You run 32 bits on a 64 bit machine? Are you aware of it? Yep. I don't plan on using more than 4GB of memory on this machine for some time to come. When I install 7.0, I'll build 64 bit. > > > >I've had problems getting ACPCI working, I just get a panic, so I'm > >booting with it disabled. > > > Then you will not get SMP running. Blast! It seems spritely enough with 1 core though. > > >cpu0 on motherboard > > > >Nothing else about CPUs in dmesg. > > > This is expected. > > Erich Thanks for the information Erich. I might file a pr for the ACPCI if I get time. -- Frank Contact info: http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/misc/contact.html