yes it would see the new CPU, i have read nightmare tales about people having to reinstall NT after adding a second cpu if they were not using compaq hardware, with linux its as simple as recompiling the kernel to get the 2nd cpu working. some distributions already come with SMP kernels and work fine in UP mode.i have had good luck with 2.2.10 on the 2.2.x side and 2.0.36 on the 2.0.x side for SMP.
nate On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, Oki DZ wrote: litban > litban > litban >On 31 Dec 1999, Scott Henry wrote: litban >> Not those specific machines. litban > litban >SGI? litban >> litban >> There are separate kernels for one CPU and multiple CPUs (aka SMP). litban >> You need a whole new kernel, since the changes are intrusive and litban >> wide-spread. But it's done with a single sleection in `make litban >> menuconfig`, the first step in compiling your own kernel. Note that litban >> all modules need to be recompiled as well. litban > litban >I'm quite familiar with recompiling Linux kernel. litban > litban >> A standard uniprocessor kernel runs on a multi-processor system, so litban >> installation, etc, works. litban > litban >Problem is, the machine is currently running on a single-processor, and litban >I'd like to know whether if I add a new processor card on the machine, the litban >kernel would recognize the added CPU (after recompiling the kernel, of litban >course). litban > litban >Oki litban > litban > litban >-- litban >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null litban > ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Vice President Network Operations http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- 5:40pm up 136 days, 5:36, 3 users, load average: 2.20, 1.95, 1.78
