Compaq ProLiant DL380 odd problem

[Cagle, John (ISS-Houston)]

Either Linux or Windows should work as an OS selection for FreeBSD.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roar Pettersen [mailto:edprp at it.uib.no] 
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 3:58 PM
> To: Aleksandr Melentiev
> Cc: freebsd-smp at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Compaq ProLiant DL380 odd problem
> 
> 
> Hello !
> 
> > I have had an exact problem with my fxp interfaces. While 
> struggling 
> > for over a week, I found my solution in BIOS settings. By 
> enabling PCI 
> > IRQ IO-APIC mapping (that uses 24 pins interrupt describing 
> instead of 
> > 16) it solved my problem. See if you can find any relevant SMP 
> > settings in your motherboard settings, such as IO-APIC mapping, MP 
> > table specification and etc and try to play with them and 
> see if that 
> > helps.
> 
> I know that theere is a choice of "Installed OS", this 
> parameter will do something with the APIC. I have chosen Win 
> 2000, and I have tried "Other OS", maybe I shall try something else.
> 
> Thank you for helping me !
> 
> 
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> 
>   Roar Pettersen
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