0973487ac1fc51cb6aec.newsdawg.com   
   s2.setup.misc:651   
   From: "Dariusz Piatkowski"    
      
   Hi Lars!   
      
   On Mon, 9 Jan 2012 05:57:25 UTC, "Lars Erdmann"  wrote:   
      
   > Does this thing have an NVidia chipset ?   
   >    
   > Lars   
      
      
   Nope...I am using the MSI 790X-G45 motherboard    
   (http://www.msi.com/product/mb/790X-G45.html), this has:   
      
   - AMD 790X and SB710 Chipset    
      
   Now, here is something strange. After trying repeatedly, playing around with   
   the   
   device drivers, removing some, putting some back after (choices being:   
   UniAudio,   
   APM, Unicode, UDF, etc) I finally managed to boot to Desktop with 6 cores    
   recognized.   
      
   This is with "PSD=OS2APIC.PSD /P=6 /APIC" in CONFIG.SYS and the BIOS set to    
   support MPS 1.4 version (which was my previous setting, working OK with the 4    
   core CPU).   
      
   The strange part is: the boot still hung, however, hitting the combination of    
   CTRL-ESC, ALT-ESC, and ALT-TAB somehow brought up the "Window List" window,    
   which was blank, however at this point in time the boot progresses, and soon    
   enough, I had a working machine.   
      
   The remaining issue is that I actually have a continuing CPU spike taking   
   place,   
   at any point in time 1 of the cores (not the same one continuoulsy, but   
   various    
   cores) is usually at about 50% load...not sure why...but the behaviour is   
   almost   
   exact to the previous 'spiking' stuff I was seeing with Firefox usage when    
   high-res timer was turned ON. Eventually, through some other tests I was able   
   to   
   narrow this down to what I believe is the cause => libc06b4.dll (of course,   
   just   
   a suspicion, but removing that DLL caused the spikes to go away). I haven't    
   tried this on my 6 core configuration yet given that the actual Desktop boot   
   has   
   been very elusive so far, with success occuring only 3 times tonight.   
      
   I am now trying to figure out how the heck to trap/log the delay I am seeing    
   while executing the normal boot process. Any hints? Haven't tried the FULL    
   Hardware Detection yet...wanted to narrow this down further first...   
      
      
   >    
   > "Dariusz Piatkowski"  schrieb im Newsbeitrag    
   > news:Qg5I6Bo2seGy-pn2-Kd0UsLfoqjk4@neurobox...   
   > > Folks!   
   > >   
   > > I was running the AMD Phenom II X4-965 CPU here for about a    
   > > year...basically   
   > > learning about SMP enabling my machine, etc, etc.   
   > >   
   > > I figured with today's hardware and our beloved OS2 configuration the way    
   > > it is,   
   > > I won't be doing any further major upgrades for some time, and since I    
   > > have a   
   > > working combo I'd just upgrade for a slightly better CPU, so I went to the   
   > > Phenom II X6 1100T, which is really the end of the road for the AM2+/AM3    
   > > combos.   
   > >   
   > > So...I figured: OK, add 2 more CPUs to my CONFIG.SYS...right?   
   > >   
   > > PSD=OS2APIC.PSD /P=6 /APIC   
   > >   
   > > Well...not so fast...it appears I am running out of memory somewhere...the    
   > > real   
   > > problem is getting stuck on the blue 'PMSHELL' window when my    
   > > 'startup.cmd' VIO   
   > > window pops up, and nothing, I mean nothing get's executed. The VIO window    
   > > just   
   > > sits there...keyboard still seems active, the num-lock flickers, but the    
   > > VIO   
   > > window or the PMSHELL do not accept any inputs.   
   > >   
   > > Throttling this back to a 4 core configuration brings the system back to    
   > > life on   
   > > this X6 Phenom...   
   > >   
   > > Sooo....the big question is: what am I missing here? Any ideas? Do I need    
   > > to do   
   > > a full 'hardware detection' boot next?   
   > >   
   > > Thanks!    
   >    
      
      
   --    
      
      
   --- Internet Rex 2.31   
    * Origin: NewsGuy - Unlimited Usenet $19.95 (1:261/20.999)