Subject: Re: Kernel messages from an (unsuccessful) Compaq Proliant DL380
To: Jeff Rizzo <riz@boogers.sf.ca.us>
From: Frank van der Linden <fvdl@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-smp
Date: 08/01/2001 02:07:31
On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 04:57:17PM -0700, Jeff Rizzo wrote:
> I tried a more-or-less -current GENERIC.MPDEBUG kernel on a Compaq
> Proliant DL380 with dual PIII-733s.  It seems to work OK, but only actually
> detects one processor.

[...]
> mainbus0: scanning 0x9f800 to 0x9fbf0 for MP signature
> mainbus0: scanning 0x9f400 to 0x9f7f0 for MP signature
> mainbus0: scanning 0xf0000 to 0xffff0 for MP signature

Looks like it doesn't find the MP config table at all in your BIOS.
Is there a setup option to enable/disable it? Or maybe it's just
a quirk that needs to be known (a Compaq machine with a quirk? nah..)

- Frank