Re(OT): Fresh Etch netinstall problems...

2007-10-28 Thread Digby Tarvin
> OT: > > I've never had a SMP box. Do you find for normal desktop use that top > shows the second processor actually doing anything? (I know you can't > answer this for Etch until this problem is solved, but what about > previous versions or other OSs (e.g. BSD). > > Doug. I have BSDI running

Re: Fresh Etch netinstall problems...

2007-10-28 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 04:44:04PM +, Digby Tarvin wrote: > Some progress... > > On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 03:55:24PM +, Digby Tarvin wrote: > > > > > > It seems that the kernel used during the initial install was stable, > > > > > > but the kernel it installed on the hard disk is not. > > >

Re: Fresh Etch netinstall problems...

2007-10-28 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 03:55:24PM +, Digby Tarvin wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 01:09:32AM +, Digby Tarvin wrote: > > > On Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 07:40:27PM -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > > > On Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 05:30:49PM +0100, Digby Tarvin wrote: > > > > > I hope there are so

Re: Fresh Etch netinstall problems...

2007-10-28 Thread Digby Tarvin
Some progress... On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 03:55:24PM +, Digby Tarvin wrote: > > > > > It seems that the kernel used during the initial install was stable, > > > > > but the kernel it installed on the hard disk is not. > > > > > > > Model: Dell Precision Workstation 410 MT > > > > >

Re: Fresh Etch netinstall problems...

2007-10-28 Thread Digby Tarvin
Hi Doug, Many thanks again for your help and suggestions.. > I've moved your comments around to intersperse them for easier reading. > > On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 01:09:32AM +, Digby Tarvin wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 07:40:27PM -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > > On Sat, Oct 27, 2007

Re: Fresh Etch netinstall problems...

2007-10-27 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
Hi Digby, I've moved your comments around to intersperse them for easier reading. On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 01:09:32AM +, Digby Tarvin wrote: > On Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 07:40:27PM -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 05:30:49PM +0100, Digby Tarvin wrote: > > > I hope there