Re: SMP doesn't work on AMD64x2

Joe Barnhart wrote:
> I've perservered for almost two months, but it appears eCS simply won't 
> run on my AMD64x2 machine no matter what.  I waited until the "next 
> release" of ACPI, but it offers no improvement at all.  The machine 
> won't boot under SMP no matter what I try (OS2APIC, ACPI 2.0.4, etc.).  
> I've filled out support requests and tried to follow suggestions here 
> and on the "betazone" forums but all to no avail.  My hardware is
just 
> dead in the water and I see no possibility of it ever working.
> 
> (I would have posted on the special ACPI forum, but I can't log on.  The 
> path to access the paid support forum is so tortured and difficult that 
> it barely works under the best circumstances.  Throw in a little network 
> trouble anywhere in the world and you can forget accessing it.)
> 
> I've read sporadic reports of others having success with OS/2 and the 
> AMD64x2.  I'm glad someone got it working, somewhere.  Maybe its related 
> to the chipset (nForce4) or something else, but my hardware simply won't 
> work.
> 
> I'm not clueless on OS/2.  I've been a continuous user of OS/2 since 
> version 1.1.  (The first time I used OS/2 was when I ported the 
> StepStone Objective-C complier to DOS using OS/2 as an intermediary.)  I 
> use it every day at work, where we still build systems based on OS/2 and 
> eCS.
> 
> This is just a warning for anyone considering upgrading their hardware 
> to AMD64x2 -- you may never get it to run SMP.  I heard of one Via-based 
> ASUS board working, but stay away from nForce4 boards until you see 
> someone actually get one to work.
> 
> 

I've perservered for almost two months, but it appears eCS simply won't 
run on my AMD64x2 machine no matter what.  I waited until the "next 
release" of ACPI, but it offers no improvement at all.  The machine won't 
boot under SMP no matter what I try (OS2APIC, ACPI 2.0.4, etc.).  I've 
filled out support requests and tried to follow suggestions here and on 
the "betazone" forums but all to no avail.  My hardware is just dead
in 
the water and I see no possibility of it ever working.

(I would have posted on the special ACPI forum, but I can't log on.  The 
path to access the paid support forum is so tortured and difficult that it 
barely works under the best circumstances.  Throw in a little network 
trouble anywhere in the world and you can forget accessing it.)

I've read sporadic reports of others having success with OS/2 and the 
AMD64x2.  I'm glad someone got it working, somewhere.  Maybe its related 
to the chipset (nForce4) or something else, but my hardware simply won't 
work.

I'm not clueless on OS/2.  I've been a continuous user of OS/2 since 
version 1.1.  (The first time I used OS/2 was when I ported the StepStone 
Objective-C complier to DOS using OS/2 as an intermediary.)  I use it 
every day at work, where we still build systems based on OS/2 and eCS.

This is just a warning for anyone considering upgrading their hardware to 
AMD64x2 -- you may never get it to run SMP.  I heard of one Via-based ASUS 
board working, but stay away from nForce4 boards until you see someone 
actually get one to work.

On 01/11/06 11:37 am Chuck McKinnis wrote:

>> I've perservered for almost two months, but it appears eCS simply won't

>> run on my AMD64x2 machine no matter what.  I waited until the
"next 
>> release" of ACPI, but it offers no improvement at all.  The
machine won't 
>> boot under SMP no matter what I try (OS2APIC, ACPI 2.0.4, etc.).  I've

>> filled out support requests and tried to follow suggestions here and on

>> the "betazone" forums but all to no avail.  My hardware is
just dead in 
>> the water and I see no possibility of it ever working.
>>
>> (I would have posted on the special ACPI forum, but I can't log on. 
The 
>> path to access the paid support forum is so tortured and difficult that
it 
>> barely works under the best circumstances.  Throw in a little network 
>> trouble anywhere in the world and you can forget accessing it.)
>>
>> I've read sporadic reports of others having success with OS/2 and the 
>> AMD64x2.  I'm glad someone got it working, somewhere.  Maybe its
related 
>> to the chipset (nForce4) or something else, but my hardware simply
won't 
>> work.
>>
>> I'm not clueless on OS/2.  I've been a continuous user of OS/2 since 
>> version 1.1.  (The first time I used OS/2 was when I ported the
StepStone 
>> Objective-C complier to DOS using OS/2 as an intermediary.)  I use it 
>> every day at work, where we still build systems based on OS/2 and eCS.
>>
>> This is just a warning for anyone considering upgrading their hardware
to 
>> AMD64x2 -- you may never get it to run SMP.  I heard of one Via-based
ASUS 
>> board working, but stay away from nForce4 boards until you see someone

>> actually get one to work.

> Two questions.  Kernel level? 14.103a?   AMD machine?  A real SMP or a 
> dual core?

Is there a practical difference between "real SMP" and dual core? I
was 
under the impression that they were functionally indistinguishable.

-=-

Hello Joe Barnhart

The purpose of ACPI developers is provide you with working ACPI driver. 
* logon via www.ecomstation.com sets 'normal customer access'
* logon via mensys shop gives you more rights

We will try help you but your should make extra efforts: make additional 
experiments, read ACPI-FAQ.doc and ACPI-SMP.doc


-----
eCo Software http://ecomstation.ru/ecosoft
Russia, St.Petersburg

On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:13:37 UTC, joebarnhart@yahoo.com (Joe Barnhart) 
wrote:

> I've perservered for almost two months, but it appears eCS simply won't 
> run on my AMD64x2 machine no matter what.  I waited until the "next 
> release" of ACPI, but it offers no improvement at all.  The machine
won't 
> boot under SMP no matter what I try (OS2APIC, ACPI 2.0.4, etc.).  I've 
> filled out support requests and tried to follow suggestions here and on 
> the "betazone" forums but all to no avail.  My hardware is just
dead in 
> the water and I see no possibility of it ever working.
> 
> (I would have posted on the special ACPI forum, but I can't log on.  The 
> path to access the paid support forum is so tortured and difficult that it

> barely works under the best circumstances.  Throw in a little network 
> trouble anywhere in the world and you can forget accessing it.)
> 
> I've read sporadic reports of others having success with OS/2 and the 
> AMD64x2.  I'm glad someone got it working, somewhere.  Maybe its related 
> to the chipset (nForce4) or something else, but my hardware simply won't 
> work.
> 
> I'm not clueless on OS/2.  I've been a continuous user of OS/2 since 
> version 1.1.  (The first time I used OS/2 was when I ported the StepStone 
> Objective-C complier to DOS using OS/2 as an intermediary.)  I use it 
> every day at work, where we still build systems based on OS/2 and eCS.
> 
> This is just a warning for anyone considering upgrading their hardware to 
> AMD64x2 -- you may never get it to run SMP.  I heard of one Via-based ASUS

> board working, but stay away from nForce4 boards until you see someone 
> actually get one to work.
> 
> 

Two questions.  Kernel level? 14.103a?   AMD machine?  A real SMP or a 
dual core?

-- 
Chuck McKinnis
mckinnis@sandia.net
Covenant Solutions