freebsd stable - Jun 2004 - newbie question about compiling kernel on compaq proliant 6400R

Hi

I have compaq proliant 6400R dual xeon that I just installed with freebsd
4.10 (my first freebsd, although I have a lot of experience in linux). I
tried to compile an SMP kernel (uncommented the two smp options and
commented the i386 and i486 cpu). the installation went well but it
doesn't boot. it hangs as soon as it start to boot (I'm not near the
computer so I can't tell where did it hang, my friend who was there
couldn't make something out of it, he only said that it hang after 2 or 3
lines, also I couldn't find anything in /var/log/messages). I was
wondering if the GENERIC file is the one that the default kernel is
compiled from. any ideas?

also, I need some advise about firewall. I need a basic firewall (just to
protect this machine, the network is already behind firewall). do I need
to compile kernel IPFIREWALL support?

thanx
-- 
Haim

On Wed, 9 Jun 2004, Haim Ashkenazi wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have compaq proliant 6400R dual xeon that I just installed with freebsd
> 4.10 (my first freebsd, although I have a lot of experience in linux). I
> tried to compile an SMP kernel (uncommented the two smp options and
> commented the i386 and i486 cpu). the installation went well but it
> doesn't boot. it hangs as soon as it start to boot (I'm not near
the
> computer so I can't tell where did it hang, my friend who was there
> couldn't make something out of it, he only said that it hang after 2 or
3
> lines, also I couldn't find anything in /var/log/messages). I was
> wondering if the GENERIC file is the one that the default kernel is
> compiled from. any ideas?
We'll need to see the output. Follow the instructions in the Handbook for
setting up a serial console and use that to capture the output.
> also, I need some advise about firewall. I need a basic firewall (just to
> protect this machine, the network is already behind firewall). do I need
> to compile kernel IPFIREWALL support?
At the minumum, yes. I believe the Handbook has a section on this as well.

-- 
Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@gumbysoft.com          |  www.FreeBSD.org

Hi

any idea why I don't see your respond through nntp? I see that you've
sent it to the list also. strange...

> I had similar problems on a dual processor Pentium Pro Compaq, and it
> turned out you had to make sure you selected the right OS type in the BIOS
> for an SMP kernel to work.  If you didn't, it would hang exactly like
you're describing.  IIRC, you had to select 'Unixware' in the
SmartStart
> setup, but you might have to experiment with other choices to get the
> right one. 
> 
can I do it after the installation? I thought I can only do it before...
If I remember I've set it to "other" (there was no freebsd in the
list).

thanx
-- 
Haim
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