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[[http://www.edm2.com/0509/smp2.html OS/2's Symmetrical Multiprocessing Demystified Ted Waldron III (EDM/2)]]
[[http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/VNL0302H/vnewsf2.htm OS/2 SMP on a dual Athlon PC by Julien Pierre (Voice)]]
[[http://www.byte.com/art/9406/sec11/art2.htm Retrofitting OS/2 for SMP by Michael S. Kogan (Byte.com 1994)]]
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OS/2's Symmetrical Multiprocessing Demystified Ted Waldron III (EDM/2)
OS/2 SMP on a dual Athlon PC by Julien Pierre (Voice)
Retrofitting OS/2 for SMP by Michael S. Kogan (Byte.com 1994)
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All Tests: [[CpuOne One CPU Results]] [[CpuTwo Two CPU Results]]
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All Tests: [[CpuOne One CPU Results]] [[CpuTwo]] Two CPU Results.
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All Tests: [[CpuOne One CPU Results]] [[CpuTwo]] Two CPU Results.
4. __//Problem running SMP and PEER//__. There seems to be a problem using PEER and SMP. The problem is addressed on the Tavi Systems (Bob Edgar) webpage, [[http://www.tavi.co.uk/os2pages/smpmcp.html Notes on using SMP on MCP]].
5. __//Misc stuff//__. A Google search found Dink telling you [[http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.os2.misc/msg/533a2510f379ad56?q=os2apic&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d&rnum=5 how not to install SMP on a Warp 4 Fixpak13 system]]. Remember what I said, you may need additional files and . Also, I found this in my searches and have been informed that it has not been fixed as of 2 June 2004:
[[http://www.tavi.co.uk/os2pages/smpmcp.html Notes on using SMP on MCP by Bob Edgar]]
===**Where to find the files.**===
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All Tests: One CPU Results Two CPU Results.
4. __//Problem running SMP and PEER//__. There seems to be a problem using PEER and SMP. The problem is addressed on the Tavi Systems (Bob Edgar) webpage, Notes on using SMP on MCP.
5. __//Misc stuff//__. A Google search found Dink telling you how not to install SMP on a Warp 4 ""Fixpak13"" system. Remember what I said, you may need additional files and . Also, I found this in my searches and have been informed that it has not been fixed as of 2 June 2004:
Notes on using SMP on MCP by Bob Edgar
Where to find the files.
Additions:
1. __//MCP2 does not support SMP//__. Well, that is true and not true. I have not found OS2APIC.PSD on the MCP2 CD, but you can make MCP2 a stable SMP system. I can only assume the same holds true for MCP1.
2. __//An individual needs a license from IBM for the ""WSeB"" files to run SMP//__. Ok, I am not an expert on IBM licensing. This might be wrong headed, but I do not see IBM taking legal action against piecing together a SMP system. Let us face it, I do not think IBM cares. Just as a note, I saw on EBAY earlier this year an individual selling a stack of OS/2 (version unknown) paper license from a business that closed.
Something I found interesting from; a VOICE newsletter, [[http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/VNL1201H/vnewsf4.htm An OS/2 History Lesson: OS/2 2.1]] by Michal Necasek, about OS/2 2.11 SMP. This was the first SMP OS/2 version and gives a brief explanation as to how SMP was added to regular OS/2 2.11:
//**"Its authors took OS/2 2.11 - which was not really designed with SMP in mind - did some magic to key components (primarily kernel, loader and DOSCALL1.DLL) and ended up with one of the best SMP operating systems."**//
2. __//There is an SIQ problem which causes WPS lockups//__. I thought I had this problem and was upset. I would be using Mozilla or ""Openoffice1.1.1"" and the WPS would freeze. The mouse moved and I could tell the system was still working, just the WPS locked. A Ctrl+Alt+Del would cause a orderly shutdown and reboot without chkdsk running. A SIQ problem? I did not think so, rather I thought Mozilla or OO1.1.1 was causing the problem. After these reboots I would find a zero size file named ftlibex.log in the root boot directory. I was sure that some Innotek program was causing this problem. Maybe Font Engine or Runtime, I do not know for sure because I have everything Innotek releases installed. I tried to set OO1.1.1 as a single processor program using execmode and it did not help. Before I had a chance to try anything else ""Innotek"" released """InnoTek"" Runtime for OS/2 1.11 Build 18" and I installed it. Since this update I have had no WPS lockups. In fact, in the Innotek Runtime list of changes it states "several SMP fixes".
3. __//Recently on USENET several debates have raged as to whether SMP is really worth installing//__. I do not know in a technical sense, but for me yes. Here are the ""SysBench"" results from my system -
4. __//Problem running SMP and PEER//__. There seems to be a problem using PEER and SMP. The problem is addressed on the Tavi Systems (Bob Edgar) webpage, Notes on using SMP on MCP.
5. __//Misc stuff//__. A Google search found Dink telling you how not to install SMP on a Warp 4 ""Fixpak13"" system. Remember what I said, you may need additional files and . Also, I found this in my searches and have been informed that it has not been fixed as of 2 June 2004:
SMP Kernel (http://www.os2site.com => Software => Upgrades => Kernel)
""smp20040330.zip (TestCase SMP Kernal for WSeB FP3/ACP. 30th March 2004)""
""DOSCAL1S.DL_ DOSCALL1.DLL (10-10-03 4:06p 144421)""
""DOSCAL1S.SY_ DOSCALL1.SYM (10-10-03 4:06p 43828)""
""OS2APIC.PS_ OS2APIC.PSD (2-13-02 2:23p 31232)""
@@//Created 3 June 2004 (Updated 4 June 2004)//@@
Deletions:
1. MCP2 does not support SMP. Well, that is true and not true. I have not found OS2APIC.PSD on the MCP2 CD, but you can make MCP2 a stable SMP system. I can only assume the same holds true for MCP1.
2. An individual needs a license from IBM for the WSeB files to run SMP. Ok, I am not an expert on IBM licensing. This might be wrong headed, but I do not see IBM taking legal action against piecing together a SMP system. Let us face it, I do not think IBM cares. Just as a note, I saw on EBAY earlier this year an individual selling a stack of OS/2 (version unknown) paper license from a business that closed.
Something I found interesting from; a VOICE newsletter, An OS/2 History Lesson: OS/2 2.1 by Michal Necasek, about OS/2 2.11 SMP. This was the first SMP OS/2 version and gives a brief explanation as to how SMP was added to regular OS/2 2.11:
"Its authors took OS/2 2.11 - which was not really designed with SMP in mind - did some magic to key components (primarily kernel, loader and DOSCALL1.DLL) and ended up with one of the best SMP operating systems."
2. __//There is an SIQ problem which causes WPS lockups//__. I thought I had this problem and was upset. I would be using Mozilla or Openoffice1.1.1 and the WPS would freeze. The mouse moved and I could tell the system was still working, just the WPS locked. A Ctrl+Alt+Del would cause a orderly shutdown and reboot without chkdsk running. A SIQ problem? I did not think so, rather I thought Mozilla or OO1.1.1 was causing the problem. After these reboots I would find a zero size file named ftlibex.log in the root boot directory. I was sure that some Innotek program was causing this problem. Maybe Font Engine or Runtime, I do not know for sure because I have everything Innotek releases installed. I tried to set OO1.1.1 as a single processor program using execmode and it did not help. Before I had a chance to try anything else Innotek released "InnoTek Runtime for OS/2 1.11 Build 18" and I installed it. Since this update I have had no WPS lockups. In fact, in the Innotek Runtime list of changes it states "several SMP fixes".
3. __//Recently on USENET several debates have raged as to whether SMP is really worth installing//__. I do not know in a technical sense, but for me yes. Here are the SysBench results from my system -
4. Problem running SMP and PEER. There seems to be a problem using PEER and SMP. The problem is addressed on the Tavi Systems (Bob Edgar) webpage, Notes on using SMP on MCP.
5. Misc stuff. A Google search found Dink telling you how not to install SMP on a Warp 4 Fixpak13 system. Remember what I said, you may need additional files and . Also, I found this in my searches and have been informed that it has not been fixed as of 2 June 2004:
SMP Kernel (http://www.os2site.com=> Software => Upgrades => Kernel)
smp20040330.zip (TestCase SMP Kernal for WSeB FP3/ACP. 30th March 2004)
DOSCAL1S.DL_ DOSCALL1.DLL (10-10-03 4:06p 144421)
DOSCAL1S.SY_ DOSCALL1.SYM (10-10-03 4:06p 43828)
OS2APIC.PS_ OS2APIC.PSD (2-13-02 2:23p 31232)
//Created 3 June 2004 (Updated 4 June 2004)//
Additions:
So as a start here is the background. I have run the UNI kernels (Scott Garfinkle's testcase kernels) for quite sometime on my MCP2 installed system, which was a AMD K6-III 450 based system. I purchased an Intellistation M Pro 6868 (40U) and installed OS/2 MCP2 (UPDCD) and Linux 2.6.X based operating systems. The system information is located here (not linked yet) if you are interested. Anyway, seeing that the machine ran me $200US and it was SMP capable I decide to search out a matched set of CPUs. I found 2 PIII 933 CPUs on EBAY for $140US and then started to research how to convert the MCP2 install to SMP without having to reinstall OS/2. First, I researched Google for any information on OS/2 SMP. In general, I learned that I would need to install the SMP kernel / loader, SMP DOSCALL1.DLL, and [[Os2Acpi OS2APIC.PSD]].
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So as a start here is the background. I have run the UNI kernels (Scott Garfinkle's testcase kernels) for quite sometime on my MCP2 installed system, which was a AMD K6-III 450 based system. I purchased an Intellistation M Pro 6868 (40U) and installed OS/2 MCP2 (UPDCD) and Linux 2.6.X based operating systems. The system information is located here (not linked yet) if you are interested. Anyway, seeing that the machine ran me $200US and it was SMP capable I decide to search out a matched set of CPUs. I found 2 PIII 933 CPUs on EBAY for $140US and then started to research how to convert the MCP2 install to SMP without having to reinstall OS/2. First, I researched Google for any information on OS/2 SMP. In general, I learned that I would need to install the SMP kernel / loader, SMP DOSCALL1.DLL, and OS2APIC.PSD.
