> > > > I've just installed Mandrake 5.3 on a dual-cpu machine. Everything works
> > > > great, except I can't figure out how to configure the SMP.
> > > >
> > > > Normally, you look for the /usr/src/linux/Makefile , uncomment the SMP
> > > > line, and do the required compiling, but there isn't even a Makefile at
> > > > that location. Any idea where the kernel Makefile is? Am I missing
> > > > something?
> > >
> > > Sounds like you need to install the kernel-source package, then
> > > everything should be as you remember it.
> > >
> >
> > The past versions of Linux I used were from Caldera, so I'm not as
> > familiar. Is the kernel-source package just an RPM?
>
> Yup. If you have the CD, you'll find it in Mandrake/RPMS. If you're
> using the 2.2.1 kernel, SMP is now a 'make config' option.
>
I'm running 2.0.36, which is supposed to have lots of SMP-related fixes
without the 'experimental' 2.2.x kernel. Anyhow, let me double check with
you as far as my converting-to-SMP procedure goes.
(1) Uncomment the SMP=1 line in top-level Makefile
(2) make config
(3) make dep
(4) make clean
(5) make boot
(6) make modules
(7) make modules_install
(8) make zImage
(9) Move the file at /usr/local/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage to /dev/fd0
and/or reconfigure LILO.
(10) Reboot and cross my fingers.
Anything wrong with this? Would 'make all' suffice in this case, even
though it'll take more time? I've tried the above procedure and something
seems wrong... Your help is appreciated.
Mike Shover
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