Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:15:22 +1000 From: Dean Hamstead <dean@bong.com.au> To: Samuel Clements <sclements@linkline.com>, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd on sgi 1200 Message-ID: <42B8D7CA.2050707@bong.com.au> In-Reply-To: <42A8C9FB.1010603@linkline.com> References: <42A26083.9090805@bong.com.au> <42A8C9FB.1010603@linkline.com>
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the intel updates wouldnt go on for some reason, but i downloaded the updates (slightly older) from sgi and the problem is resolved. it was aok after the first update (FRU or something) - the bios was the same version. not entirely sure what the two others were. but hey, problem solved. freebsd now lives happily. Dean Samuel Clements wrote: > Dean Hamstead wrote: > >> just a quicky >> >> installing freebsd on some nice sgi 1200s >> they are 2ru machines ,dual p3 800, mylex scsi raid >> intel mainboard >> >> freebsd works a treat, except the motherboard >> has the strangest quirk that only on cold boots >> does it detect both cpu's. warm reboots cause it >> to disable the second cpu and thus freebsd doesnt >> pick up the second cpu (annoying) >> >> the same bug is present in all three machines i have >> im hoping i can just force freebsd to use two cpus >> >> oh, i rebuilt the kernel etc, and from a cold boot >> the mboard picks up both cpu's and so does freebsd >> and they both work nicely. > > > > Good ole Intel hardware! Gotta love it. You'll want to make sure you're > running the latest production BIOS from Intel (of course, use at your > own risk!) available at: > http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=311&OSFullName=OS+Independent&lang=eng&strOSs=38&submit=Go%21 > > > Grab P14 of the BIOS and 59 of the BMC and give those a go. Also dont > forget the current bios for the Mylex cards. It can be kind of a bear to > find, but still important. What you're seeing is probably the result of > the FRB timer disabling the 2nd CPU on warm boot. On a machine of this > age, that tends to be a problem with flakey RAM, etc... > Good luck! I have one of these motherboards, and it runs very well! > -Sam > > PS - Also check the MPS spec - It should be 1.4, not 1.1 > > -- WWW: http://dean.bong.com.au LAN: http://www.bong.com.au EMAIL: dean@bong.com.au or djzort@bong.com.au ICQ: 16867613
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