Re: DS20E, SMP
> > On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:18:13AM -0900, Christopher S. Swingley wrote:
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that it's safe to put SMP into the
> > > 2.4 kernels, at least not on alpha. . .
>
> >[ Jay A Estabrook replied ]
> > Does your SMP kernel not boot, or does it go bad after running a while?
> >
> > I've been running a pair of DS20s with stock 2.4.1 built with EGCS 1.1.2
> > with no problems to speak of, either GENERIC or DP264.
> >
> > Others on this list have had quite a few problems trying to generate a
> > working kernel using GCC 2.95.2. I do not know if later 2.95.x solve the
> > problem, but believe there may be a recent thread on this list that sheds
> > light on the subject.
>
> I've gone through 2.4.0, 2.4.1 and now run 2.4.2 on an UP2000, which is ( from the
> kernel perspective ) a DS20/20E. I have never encountered any problems with
> these kernels in my setup, except those being fixed in subsequent releases.
>
> As a base installation, i run Debian 2.2.0 with some upgrades towards 2.2.2. However,
> it is *strongly* recommended following the necessary upgrades to system-level
> packages as in ~kernelsrc/Documentation/Changes. Read them carefully and upgrade
> the packages in question. They are not available in any .deb format yet ( not even
> in woody AFAIK ), so compiling them yourself is recommended.
>
> I do compile my kernels with GCC 2.95.2, however, i use a very conservative approach
> to the kernel config.
>
> IMHO, kernel 2.4.x is definitely a plus on SMP Alphas, so you might want to get
> that running. In order to give any assistance, some more info is needed:
>
> 1. Does the crashing kernel leave any logs ? ( see /var/log/messages )
> 2. How does your .config look like ?
>
> If you like, forward this data and I'll look at it.
>
> 2.4.2 *really* should run on the DS20E with some effort.
>
>
> Regards,
> Thomas
>
Hmmm,
I've got a DS20, and I can compile a working single CPU kernel with
GCC 2.95.2. However, as soon as I compile an SMP kernel, it dies very
early on in the boot process. I've tried all the 2.4.x kernels.
Can you post your config file?
Thanks,
Edgar.
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