Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 00:44:41 -0400 From: Lou Picciano / Essex Systems <LouPicciano@home.com> Message-ID: <B728CF78.3768%LouPicciano@home.com> Subject: FW: [suse-sparc] ROSS processors, dual 180 MHz?
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From: Lou Picciano / Essex Systems <LouPicciano@home.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 22:09:45 -0400
To: Peter Knaggs <Peter.Knaggs@oracle.com>
Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] ROSS processors, dual 180 MHz?
Peter,
Yes, what I cam up with after some research and some discussion with some
very helpful tecchies was the document attached. It outlines the various
jumper settings for using the Ross processors in various Sun boxes.
Surprisingly, this was a little difficult to track down.
I have _not_ as yet been able to load the newest Linux SMP kernel shipping
with SuSE 7.1, however (am I thinking of 2.2.4?). The older SMP kernel
shipped (2.2.18?) does work.
I also have no way to benchmark performance of my new rig - do you have any
such software? Maybe you can send me a nice multiprocessor version of Oracle
for my machine, right?
Lou Picciano
> From: Peter Knaggs <Peter.Knaggs@oracle.com>
> Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 18:16:01 -0700
> To: LouPicciano@home.com
> Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] ROSS processors, dual 180 MHz?
>
> Hi Lou,
> I had a really scary time upgrading one SS20
> to use two dual 90MHz Ross processors,
> and you mentioned "I have some great tips on this,
> if anyone else is doing this" with reference to using a
> 180MHz processor. Even the 90MHz processors
> make the machine quite a bit faster than it was with
> the SuperSparcII it came with, so I'd be interested
> in upgrading the other machines some time, maybe soon.
>
> I'd really appreciate any tips you have!
> Thanks,
> Peter.
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