I don't know what the warning is, but a recompile and install of your kernel
with SMP enabled should work fine.  The warning sounds as if the kernel that
you build may not necessarily work or advisably be used on other non-pro
systems (ie. III, IV, etc)

-----Original Message-----
From: chuck gelm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 12:44 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: What distributions support dual processors 'out of the box' ?


Howdy:

 I am trying to use an old dual pentium-pro motherboard as a file
server for a local government supported student project.

 The system has dual 200 MHz Pentium-Pro processors.
I am currently attempting to enable SMP in a Slackware v9.1 distribution,
but I am having some difficulty.  Instead, I am hoping to find
a distribution with SMP already enabled.  Are there any?

 Please, may I have some explanation or discussion about the warning
from 'make [old]config about the PentiumPro and SMP:

'Similarly, multiprocessor kernels for the "PPro" architecture may not
work on all Pentium based boards.'

 IOW, will my attempt to enable SMP with this PPro system
probably fail or be very difficult?

Regards, Chuck


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