Re: Compiling a new kernel for SMP system
On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 08:12:32AM -0700, Charles Baker wrote:
>
> --- Harold Broese van Groenou
> <harold_broese@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > Can anyone help me out with the following?
> >
> > As a new linux user I have just installed woody on a
> > dual processor server,
> > and am aware that I need to recompile the kernel to
> > get the second processor
> > working. Can anyone help me out with this, or does
> > anyone know of a
> > document/tutorial/article that covers compiling a
> > new kernel and replacing
> > the old one?
>
> Umm, how about installing the smp kernel package?
>
> http://packages.debian.org/stable/base/kernel-image-2.4.18-686-smp.html
>
> Last time I installed on my dual processor machine I
> believe the smp kernel was installed by default. What
> does ``uname -a'' tell you about the currently running
> kernel version?
Even better
cat /proc/cpuinfo
and count the number of CPUs reported. Just in case the kernel name
doesn't have -smp on the end.
- Chris
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