:Michael A Shover wrote:
:> 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.
:
:You could probably skip step 5 above, but everything else looks fine.
:
:I'm wondering about steps 2 and 3 also. For ages, I've used them as you
:listed, but the Mandrake document concerning the 2.2.1 kernel lists them
:in reverse order. Not sure which is correct, I'd stick with what you've
:got listed.
:
Step pre#1 - make certain that you have a bootdisk with your original kernel. Some
people like to copy the modules directory to ~.old as a backup. Also, if you really
want to start fresh, run make mrproper before make menu or make menuconfig.
I use make menuconfig for #2. It's just easier for me.
I use make zImage (or bzImage) at #5.
For #9 (no #8 now that it is #5) I do make install. It copies the appropriate files,
creates some links and runs lilo.
Sometimes I have to fix lilo.conf by hand to point to the correct boot image (the
link) and then run lilo again.
_Everybody_ does #10. (Why hasn't someone made this process easier?)
Hoyt
