I should also add that with the MP option enabled I get Stray interrupts
on IRQ1 and that the disk is identified as being capable of the wrong
speed.

Cheers,
Anders
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On Thu, 21 Dec 2006, Anders Hogrelius wrote:

>
> Well, so far I've been unable to get this box to run with a MP kernel. I
> tried the 3.1 GENERIC.MP kernel that is on the install cd. -Didn't work.
> It refuses to recognize sd0a as root. The GENERIC kernel works and finds
> sd0a, so this seemed weird. I went on to compile a kernel of my own and
> used the GENERIC.MP config file. The compilation went fine but the problem
> is still the same. A home-rolled GENERIC kernel works and finds the sd0a
> slice, but add the MP option to the same config file and it stops working.
>
> Is this a known bug and if so, is there a cure for it?
>
>
> Cheers,
> Anders
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>
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> On Sun, 17 Dec 2006, Greg A. Woods wrote:
>
> > At Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:15:55 +0100 (CET),
> > Anders Hogrelius wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any experience with NetBSD running on a 264DP
> > > motherboard?
> >
> > [ using 333784 bytes of netbsd ELF symbol table ]
> > Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
> >     The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
> > Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
> >     The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
> >
> > NetBSD 1.6.2_STABLE (PC264DP.MP) #0: Tue Jul 11 12:33:06 EDT 2006
> >     woods@whats:/build/woods/whats/NetBSD-1.6.x-alpha-alpha-21164a-obj/building/work/woods/m-NetBSD-1.6/sys/arch/alpha/compile/PC264DP.MP
> > AlphaPC 264DP 500 MHz, s/n 000233
> > 8192 byte page size, 2 processors.
> > total memory = 512 MB
> > (2808 KB reserved for PROM, 509 MB used by NetBSD)
> > avail memory = 436 MB
> > using 6510 buffers containing 52080 KB of memory
> > mainbus0 (root)
> > cpu0 at mainbus0: ID 0 (primary), 21264-4
> > cpu0: Architecture extensions: 303<PAT,MVI,FIX,BWX>
> > cpu1 at mainbus0: ID 1, 21264-4
> > cpu1: Architecture extensions: 303<PAT,MVI,FIX,BWX>
> > tsc0 at mainbus0: 21272 Core Logic Chipset, Cchip rev 0
> > tsc0: 8 Dchips, 2 memory buses of 32 bytes
> > tsc0: arrays present: 0MB, 512MB, 0MB, 0MB, Dchip 0 rev 1
> > tsp0 at tsc0
> > pci0 at tsp0 bus 0
> > pci0: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, rd/mult, wr/inv ok
> > sio0 at pci0 dev 5 function 0: Contaq Microsystems 82C693 PCI-ISA Bridge (rev. 0x00)
> > pciide0 at pci0 dev 5 function 1: Cypress 82C693 IDE Controller (rev. 0x00)
> > pciide0: bus-master DMA support present
> > pciide0: primary channel wired to compatibility mode
> > atapibus0 at pciide0 channel 0: 2 targets
> > cd0 at atapibus0 drive 0: <CD-ROM CDU701, , 1.0r> type 5 cdrom removable
> > cd0: 32-bit data port
> > cd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2
> > pciide0: primary channel interrupting at isa irq 14
> > cd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 (using DMA data transfers)
> > pciide1 at pci0 dev 5 function 2: Cypress 82C693 IDE Controller (rev. 0x00)
> > pciide1: hardware does not support DMA
> > pciide1: primary channel wired to compatibility mode
> > pciide1: disabling primary channel (no drives)
> > ohci0 at pci0 dev 5 function 3: Contaq Microsystems 82C693 PCI-ISA Bridge (rev. 0x00)
> > ohci0: interrupting at isa irq 10
> > ohci0: OHCI version 1.0, legacy support
> > usb0 at ohci0: USB revision 1.0
> > uhub0 at usb0
> > uhub0: Contaq Microsys OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
> > uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
> > ahc0 at pci0 dev 6 function 0
> > ahc0: interrupting at dec 6600 irq 19
> > ahc0: aic7895C: Ultra Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 32/253 SCBs
> > scsibus0 at ahc0: 16 targets, 8 luns per target
> > ahc1 at pci0 dev 6 function 1
> > ahc1: interrupting at dec 6600 irq 18
> > ahc1: aic7895C: Ultra Wide Channel B, SCSI Id=7, 32/253 SCBs
> > scsibus1 at ahc1: 16 targets, 8 luns per target
> > vga0 at pci0 dev 7 function 0: Texas Instruments TVP4020 Permedia 2 (rev. 0x01)
> > pci_mem_find: void region
> > pci_mem_find: void region
> > pci_mem_find: void region
> > wsdisplay0 at vga0 (kbdmux ignored)
> > ex0 at pci0 dev 9 function 0: 3Com 3c905B-TX 10/100 Ethernet (rev. 0x30)
> > ex0: interrupting at dec 6600 irq 23
> > ex0: MAC address 00:10:5a:67:84:73
> > exphy0 at ex0 phy 24: 3Com internal media interface
> > exphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
> > isa0 at sio0
> > com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4: ns16550a, working fifo
> > com0: console
> > com1 at isa0 port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3: ns16550a, working fifo
> > pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60-0x64
> > lpt0 at isa0 port 0x3bc-0x3bf irq 7
> > pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61
> > midi0 at pcppi0: PC speaker
> > spkr0 at pcppi0
> > isabeep0 at pcppi0
> > fdc0 at isa0 port 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2
> > fd0 at fdc0 drive 0: 1.44MB, 80 cyl, 2 head, 18 sec
> > mcclock0 at isa0 port 0x70-0x71: mc146818 or compatible
> > tsp1 at tsc0
> > pci1 at tsp1 bus 0
> > pci1: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, rd/mult, wr/inv ok
> > tlp0 at pci1 dev 7 function 0: DECchip 21140 Ethernet, pass 1.2
> > tlp0: broken MicroWire interface detected; setting SROM size to 1Kb
> > tlp0: interrupting at dec 6600 irq 47
> > tlp0: DEC DE500-XA, Ethernet address 00:00:f8:1e:25:75
> > tlp0: 10baseT, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 10baseT-FDX
> > mlx0 at pci1 dev 9 function 0: Mylex RAID (v2 interface)
> > mlx0: interrupting at dec 6600 irq 39
> > mlx0: DAC960P/PD, 3 channels, firmware 2.70-0-00, interface V2, 4MB RAM
> > ld0 at mlx0 unit 0: RAID0, online
> > ld0: 32766 MB, 8321 cyl, 128 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 67104768 sectors
> > ld1 at mlx0 unit 1: RAID0, online
> > ld1: 19332 MB, 9819 cyl, 64 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 39591936 sectors
> > scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
> > sd0 at scsibus0 target 0 lun 0: <DEC, RZ29B    (C) DEC, 0016> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
> > sd0: 4091 MB, 3708 cyl, 20 head, 113 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8380080 sectors
> > sd0: sync (172.0ns offset 8), 16-bit (11.626MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
> > scsibus1: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
> > sd1 at scsibus1 target 1 lun 0: <DEC, RZ29B    (C) DEC, 0016> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
> > sd1: 4091 MB, 3708 cyl, 20 head, 113 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8380080 sectors
> > sd1: sync (172.0ns offset 8), 16-bit (11.626MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
> > sd2 at scsibus1 target 2 lun 0: <DEC, RZ29B    (C) DEC, 0016> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
> > sd2: 4091 MB, 3708 cyl, 20 head, 113 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8380080 sectors
> > sd2: sync (172.0ns offset 8), 16-bit (11.626MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
> > Kernelized RAIDframe activated
> > RAIDframe: NOTICE: no RAID sets found, no root RAID possible...
> > root on sd0a dumps on sd0b
> > IP Filter: v3.4.29 initialized.  Default = pass all, Logging = enabled
> > vga_init_screen: no font
> > wsdisplay0: screen 1 added (80x50, vt100 emulation)
> > vga_init_screen: no font
> > wsdisplay0: screen 2 added (80x50, vt100 emulation)
> > vga_init_screen: no font
> > wsdisplay0: screen 3 added (80x50, vt100 emulation)
> > vga_init_screen: no font
> > wsdisplay0: screen 4 added (80x50, vt100 emulation)
> > vga_init_screen: no font
> > wsdisplay0: screen 5 added (80x50, vt100 emulation)
> > wsdisplay0: screen 6 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
> > wsdisplay0: screen 7 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
> >
> >
> > > I'm about to upgrade my server and would like to know if
> > > there are any quirks getting a Multiprocessor kernel running on one of
> > > these boards.
> >
> > Nope, it should just work, though I don't remember if I've tried a
> > GENERIC.MP kernel on it or not (I had tried my TSUNAMI (es40) kernel on
> > it, but that didn't work so well so I hacked a custom one based on
> > mappings I discovered running the GENERIC kernel)
> >
> > > Are there any limitations to the amount of memory?
> >
> > There shouldn't be, at least within the hardware limitations of the
> > board (which are quite high, IIRC)
> >
> > > Is it
> > > stable?
> >
> > Very.  At least with my hacked 1.6.x kernels.  It works as well as the
> > ES40, which is to be expected.
> >
> > I use mine to build and test binary releases and binary packages, as
> > well as some testing, and sometimes more transient emacs sessions.
> >
> > --
> > 						Greg A. Woods
> >
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