[geeks] FreeBSD install problem on ALR server

[geeks at sunhelp.org]

1meg ppros are actually really funky beasts.  As in all ppros there is one
proc die (the actual processor core) and unlike all others there are 2
512k cache die.  Most ppros have either one 512k cache die, or one 512k
cache die with half of it bad/disabled/something.
	Nick

On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Ken Hansen wrote:

> I don't think every PPro MB can use all 1 Megabyte of cache on those PPros - it may work fine, it may work using only 512K of cache, or it may not work at all... Depends on your MB.
> 
> IIRC, only a very few systems shipped with 1 meg PPro CPUs installed (Servers, of course ;^)
> 
> Ken
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hatle, Steven J. [mailto:shatle at vue.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 2:53 PM
> To: 'geeks at sunhelp.org'
> Subject: RE: [geeks] FreeBSD install problem on ALR server
> 
> 
> Just this weekend a buddy picked up 8 PPro 200's with 1 meg cache- $45.00
> each. He's going to put them in _his_ ALR.  .  .I might have to snarf the
> other two to put in my two-way PPro box.
> 
> Steve
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Hansen [mailto:Ken.Hansen at ICTI-USA.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 1:35 PM
> To: 'geeks at sunhelp.org'
> Subject: RE: [geeks] FreeBSD install problem on ALR server
> 
> 
> Mike,
> 
> If you find yourself with "extra PPro CPUs (either the overdrives or the 200
> MHz/512K cache CPUs let me know - I caould always use more *umph* in my
> Proliant 800.. (I have 2x 200 MHz 256K cache in it now)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ken
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Nicewonger [mailto:twmaster at twmaster.com]
> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 9:10 PM
> To: 'geeks at sunhelp.org'
> Subject: [geeks] FreeBSD install problem on ALR server
> 
> 
> Hi gang,
> 
> I got my hands on 3 ALR Quad 6's today (4 x PPro 200/512k) and tried to
> install
> FreeBSD on the box, since it no like booting from the CD-ROM I dd'd the
> floppy
> images and when it askes for the mfsroot floppy it hangs. Anybody seen this
> before?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Mike N
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