On Thursday 01 June 2006 15:18, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > On Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 08:32:52AM +0200, Francesco Pietra wrote: > > I am very sorry for having bothered Len and the audience with a number of > > faulty e-mails. > > This morning 1st June, with sources.list: > > > > deb http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-secure-testing > > etch/security-updates contrib main non-free > > > > deb ftp:/at.debian.org/debian-amd64/debian/ etch contrib main non-free > > deb-src ftp:/at.debian.org/debian-amd64/debian/ etch contrib main > > non-free > > > > deb ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ etch contrib main non-free > > deb-src ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ etch contrib main non-free > > > > > > I imported security key with: > > gpg --recv-key 946AA6E18722E71E > > gpg --armor --export 946AA6E18722E71E |apt-key add - > > > > Then: > > apt-get install linux-image-2.6-amd6a-k8 > > Add -smp to the end. Then you will get the multi processor kernel > instead. > > > uname -a > > reports > > Linux debian 2.6.15-1-amd64-k8 #2 Mon Mar 20 11:13:14 UTC 2006 x86_64 > > GNU/Linux > > > > A question related to e-mail by <helices>, as they reported > > # uname -a > > ? ? Linux odin 2.6.15-1-amd64-k8-smp #2 SMP Mon Mar 20 11:41:50 UTC 2006 > > x86_64 GNU/Linux > > > > is their <smp> a must, or am I OK without it for my hardware > > TWO 264 amd64-opteron on Tyan K8WE 2895 plus video card and > > scsi card for external scsi chain composed of hd, CD, and scanner ; plus > > TWO hd in raid1 from debian? > > The smp kernel is required if you want to use more than one cpu core. > Any dual core, or multi processor system requires an smp kernel to use > those extra CPUs. Similarly any system with intel's hyperthreading > requires an smp kernel to use the hyperthreading "extra" cpu. > > smp simply means you have more than one processor in linux. Doesn't > matter what method of having multiple processors it is. > > Len Sorensen
#apt-get install linux-image-2.6-amd6a-k8-smp OK, only reported that source packages "couldn't start" $uname -a Linux debian 2.6.15-1-amd64-k8-smp #2 SMP Mon Mar 20 11:41:50 UTC 2006 x86_64 GNU/Linux Therefore, the story is ended thanks to your advice. It was clean, simplifying, great advice. francesco pietra -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
