I agree with Mr Brown - exactly! Redhat's latest version can be a pain to
deal with, does anyone know WHY they did this in this version. Are they
trying to help me??? No one at Redhat ever bothered to answer that question
for me... do any of you know. Sorry for putting this on this but it is a
relevant as anything else.....
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert G. Brown [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 5:44 PM
To: Jonathan Glass
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: General Assistance
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Jonathan Glass wrote:
> I'm very new to Linux, and as such am very cautious. My Director
of IS
> volunteered me to learn all about Linux, and to order a new Linux
server. I
> called Dell and ordered a Poweredge 2300 w/3 9.1 GB UltraLVD-2
SCSIs running in
> Raid 5. We paid Dell to install linux (RH5.2, 2.0.36) and they
managed to get
> the autoraid controller working, as well as recognition of the
256MB of RAM.
> This machines performs fairly well, despite having only 2
PII350's. Here is
> the problem: Only one processor is enabled. I've called Dell,
and they say no
> support, and to call RH. Called them, no support either. So, I'm
turning to
> alternative resources: Anyone have any suggestions for where to
find
> documentation pertaining to compiling a Kernel, and/or, compiling
a kernel
> w/SMP support? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Simple enough. Go get a clean 2.0.36 kernel source (or go to red
hat's
website and get the full source for the kernel they installed).
Uncomment SMP=1 in the Makefile. Read the README in the source
directory (usually /usr/src/linux) and follow the instructions for a
kernel build.
It sounds like you may need a bit of help actually putting the
kernel
and modules that you build in the right places (unless Red Hat
cleverly
edited the Makefile so a make install does the Right Thing). You
should
be able to get help from, say, a local linux user's group or a
nearby
University or from Red Hat. When you're done, rerun lilo and
reboot.
If all else fails you, I'd be happy enough to build a monolithic SMP
kernel for you. I've got a small stack of Poweredge 2300's but no
RAID
support installed. I for one wish that Red Hat installed the kernel
sources they used to build the distribution kernel they give you
right
there in /usr/src/linux, with the .config file and all intact and
ready
to run, by default. Not doing this, in fact, seems somewhat
Microsoftish and very definitely increases the problems they
encounter
with users rather than decreases them, as rebuilding kernels is a
common solution to problems but building them without the right
sources
and configuration handy makes it very difficult to duplicate.
rgb
Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/
Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305
Durham, N.C. 27708-0305
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