AMBER Archive (2002)

Subject: RE: Dual AMD motherboards

From: Ross Walker (ross_at_rosswalker.co.uk)
Date: Tue Jul 16 2002 - 02:31:56 CDT

Alternatively,

Try changing the bios setting for MP version support to 1.1 instead of
1.4 (1.1 is less strict) and then append the option noapic to your boot
parameters in the lilo or grub boot loader. This will force the kernel
to use an alternative method for the smp and may fix the problem.

You should also disable all BIOS related power savings as these have
caused me no end of trouble with dual cpu machines. I.e

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP.
   ACPI: Disabled
   POWER MANAGEMENT: Disabled
   PM CONTROL by APM: No

I hope this helps,

Ross

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piero_at_net.icmib.na.cnr.it
> [mailto:piero_at_net.icmib.na.cnr.it] On Behalf Of Pietro Amodeo
> Sent: 15 July 2002 09:37
> To: Greaves, Greg (Contractor-SIMTECH)
> Cc: 'amber_at_heimdal.compchem.ucsf.edu'
> Subject: Re: Dual AMD motherboards
>
>
> On my ASUS A7M266-D (2000+ CPU'S), upgrading BIOS to
> revision 1006 fixed the
> problem (RedHat 7.3, kernels 2.4.8-3 and 2.4.8-5).
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Piero
>
> "Greaves, Greg (Contractor-SIMTECH)" wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am having similar problems to what you have been
> discussing below. Have
> > you found anything out about possible fixes ?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Greg Greaves
> > Huntsville, AL
> >
> > Hi Eugene,
> > I initially had a 1.03 (1800+ cpus) and it wouldn't boot
> anything. However
> > (fortunately) the local place where I bought it had just
> gotten in the 1.04s
> >
> > and exchanged it with no problem (they'd sold me the system
> as "gauranteed
> > to
> > boot").
> > I am/was using RH 7.2.
> > It does run SMP Win2K but... who cares ;-)
> > jim
> > On Mon, 18 Mar 2002, Demchuk, Eugene wrote:
> > > What revision of the mb do you use? I am fighting with
> retailers to get
> > > 1.04. Everyone in the US has 1.03... Did you check AMD web site on
> > dualies?
> > > Only 1.04 is WHQL qualified. Also, 1.03 appeared on the
> site only on
> > Friday.
> > > Before that for about a month there was only one
> certified MPX mb and it
> > is
> > > rev. 1.04. I wonder, for what reason?
> > >
> > > Also, which distribution do you try? For some reason
> RedHat is missing for
> >
> > > A7M266-D on http://www.keylabs.com/linux/results_server.html#asus
> > <http://www.keylabs.com/linux/results_server.html>....
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > -G.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: jim caldwell [mailto:caldwell_at_heimdal.compchem.ucsf.edu
> >
> <mailto:caldwell_at_heimdal.compchem.ucsf.edu?subject=RE:%20Dual%
20AMD%20mother
>
boards&replyto=Pine.OSF.3.96.1020318175644.28570A-100000_at_heimdal.compche
m.uc
> sf.edu>]
> > > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 6:47 PM
> > > To: amber_at_heimdal.compchem.ucsf.edu
>
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> edu>
> > > Subject: Dual AMD motherboards
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Has anyone in the community tried (and succeeded) in running
> > > Linux-SMP on the newish ASUS A7M266-D Dual Athlon motherboard?
> > > I have tried 3 different kernels (2.4.7-10, 2.4.8, 2.5.6) without
> > > success. All hang very early in the boot with APIC related
problems.
> > >
> > > I can install/boot/run uniprocessor Linux (and dual processor
> > > Win2K PRO). Linux-SMP runs fine on Tyan 2462 dual AMD boards.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any info.
> > >
> > > best,
> > > jim
> > 

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