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From: Brooks Davis (brooks_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-04 17:47:29


On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 12:38:38PM +0000, manumachu reddy wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I installed LAM7.1.1 on FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE using the standard procedure:
>
> $ ./configure --prefix="installation directory"
> $ make all install
>
> I then proceeded to test the installation. The utility 'laminfo'
> simply hangs.
>
> I launched the LAM runtime environment using 'lamboot'. It works.
>
> $lamnodes
> n0 afflatus.ucd.ie:1:origin,this_node
>
> I tried to execute the example application provided in the
> installation directory <LAM Installation Directory>/examples/hello.
> Compilation succeeds but execution hangs.
>
> $mpicc -o hello hello.c
> $mpirun C hello
> hangs
>
> LAM installation manual says that LAM7.1.1 is supported for
> OpenBSD 3.5. The specifications of my machine are:
>
> $ uname -a
> FreeBSD afflatus.ucd.ie 5.2.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE #0: Mon
> Feb 23 20:45:55 GMT 2004
> root_at_[hidden]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
>
> Number of Processors --- 1
> Architecture --- FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE i386 Intel® Pentium® 4
> Processor supporting HT??? technology
> CPU Mhz --- 2.8GHz
>
> Please let me know if you have experienced this problem before and
> also the solution.

I would strongly recommend upgrading to 5.3 (due out shortly).
Threading support is much more solid and there you'll have a much better
chance of being able to determine if LAM or FreeBSD is at fault.

-- Brooks

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