Little, Chris wrote:
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
Howdy, Chris and Owen:
I have twice re-compiled the kernel and yet cat /proc/cpuinfo displays only 'cpu0'. :-(
(edit .config to enable SMP, make bzImage modules modules_install install)
Elsewhere, someone suggested that I look to see if a VRM (voltage regulator module) is installed on the motherboard. I'll be returning to configure the system on Wednesday and I will check to see if there seems to be any missing items.
Thanks, chuck
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