In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 01/17/00
at 01:24 PM, Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>I hate to prolong this thread, but I have to ask ... Who the hell cares? And
>what is the relevance to Debian?
Don't know about the _thread_, but do know that sometimes I have questions
that I really d
On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, aphro wrote:
: well i read from multiple sources that their UP->SMP upgrade tool worked
: about 20% of the time..compaq came up with a tool that was 99-100%
: successful *if* you had compaq hardware..
:
: there are many many files that had to be changed to give NT SMP su
well i read from multiple sources that their UP->SMP upgrade tool worked
about 20% of the time..compaq came up with a tool that was 99-100%
successful *if* you had compaq hardware..
there are many many files that had to be changed to give NT SMP support
not just the kernel.
nate
On Sun, 16 Jan 2
On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 05:44:27PM -0800, aphro wrote:
> yes it would see the new CPU, i have read nightmare tales about people
> having to reinstall NT after adding a second cpu if they were not using
Misinformation. NT will install the single processor kernel during
installation if you only have
On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, Oki DZ wrote:
litban >Where can I get the list?
all boards are supported unless its really obscure and based on an
obsolete spec(which is nothing made in the past few years)
litban >The Acers have the processors on daughterboards, so I think the same
ones
litban >would have
On 2 Jan 2000, Scott Henry wrote:
> If it is a supported MP motherboard, then an SMP kernel should
Where can I get the list?
> recognize and use the second processor, as long as it is compatible
> with the first one.
The Acers have the processors on daughterboards, so I think the same ones
wo
yes it would see the new CPU, i have read nightmare tales about people
having to reinstall NT after adding a second cpu if they were not using
compaq hardware, with linux its as simple as recompiling the kernel to get
the 2nd cpu working. some distributions already come with SMP kernels and
work fi
> "O" == Oki DZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
O> On 31 Dec 1999, Scott Henry wrote:
>> Not those specific machines.
O> SGI?
Yes, I work for SGI, but not speaking for SGI...
O> Problem is, the machine is currently running on a single-processor, and
O> I'd like to know whether if I add a new p
On 31 Dec 1999, Scott Henry wrote:
> Not those specific machines.
SGI?
>
> There are separate kernels for one CPU and multiple CPUs (aka SMP).
> You need a whole new kernel, since the changes are intrusive and
> wide-spread. But it's done with a single sleection in `make
> menuconfig`, the fir
>>>>> "O" == Oki DZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
O> I'd like to know whether you have experiences with installing Debian on
O> dual-cpu Acer machines; AcerAltos or AcerFrame.
Not those specific machines.
O> How does Linux recognize that a particular
Hi,
I'd like to know whether you have experiences with installing Debian on
dual-cpu Acer machines; AcerAltos or AcerFrame.
How does Linux recognize that a particular machine has more than one CPU;
is it done via the bios? Do I have to install a specific "driver" for
different
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