IIRC, the setup program auto-detects if you have a dual CPU server
_during_setup_. Meaning if 2 cpus are installed, an SMP kernel is by default
installed. That's the way my mandrake system behaves (6.1), so i've got no
reason to believe it's different for redhat.
On Sun, 04 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> You are right Ian, i should have set the EXTRA_VERSION variable in the
> makefile before i did make modules... Anyways, I had the server reinstalled
> by someone in the site who can at least manage to install a Redhat. The
> server's in the US. I hope there's a way to provide SMP support during a
> fresh Redhat 6.1 install.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Christie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ian C.Sison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 11:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [plug] dual cpu
>
>
> > On Sat, 03 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > > Thanks for your ideas.
> > >
> > > I recompiled the kernel anyway for SMP support.. However, the system
> wont
> > > boot with the SMP kernel.. After LILO, it says " Loading linux-smp.."
> then
> > > it locks up with the message "No setup signature found...".. My old
> working
> > > kernel is still in lilo, but when i rebooted to the old kernel, it boots
> but
> > > the network function fails.. Which is a big problem with me coz Im on a
> > > remote location..
> > >
> > > What does the error message mean? I wonder how the old kernel was
> affected.
> > > Perhaps it was when I did "make modules; make modules_install " after
> > > compiling the SMP kernel?
> >
> > If you are using the same kernel version, then you overwrote your
> uni-processor
> > kernel's modules with smp versions. that's bound to confuse the entire
> > situation. Only hope here is to reinstall the stock kernel RPM, or
> recompile
> > the kernel+modules in another machine, copy it over to the dead machine
> and
> > retry lilo-ing the image.
> >
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