Re: which kernel for dual opteron ???

[Jo Shields <jo.shields@comlab.ox.ac.uk>]

helices wrote:

> Now that my new hp xw9300, dual opteron system is up and running, I give
> thanks to all of you who have steered me in the right direction.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Now, I have this kernel booting:
>
>    # uname -a
>    Linux odin 2.6.15-1-amd64-generic #2 Mon Mar 20 10:43:41 UTC 2006 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> So, I am not yet running on both cpu's ;<
>
> This is what I see:
>
>    # COLUMNS=160 dpkg -l '*kernel*' | sed 's!^....!!;s! .*$!!' | grep 64
>    kernel-headers-2.6-amd64-generic
>    kernel-headers-2.6-amd64-k8
>    kernel-headers-2.6-amd64-k8-smp
>    kernel-headers-2.6-em64t-p4
>    kernel-headers-2.6-em64t-p4-smp
>    kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-gene
>    kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8
>    kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8-s
>    kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-em64t-p4
>    kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-em64t-p4-s
>    kernel-headers-2.6.8-12-amd64-gene
>    kernel-headers-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8
>    kernel-headers-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8-s
>    kernel-headers-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4
>    kernel-headers-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4-s
>    kernel-image-2.6-amd64-generic
>    kernel-image-2.6-amd64-k8
>    kernel-image-2.6-amd64-k8-smp
>    kernel-image-2.6-em64t-p4
>    kernel-image-2.6-em64t-p4-smp
>    kernel-image-2.6.8-11-amd64-generi
>    kernel-image-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8
>    kernel-image-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8-smp
>    kernel-image-2.6.8-11-em64t-p4
>    kernel-image-2.6.8-11-em64t-p4-smp
>    kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-generi
>    kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8
>    kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8-smp
>    kernel-image-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4
>    kernel-image-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4-smp
>    kernel-patch-2.4.27-ia64
>    systemimager-kernel-ia64
>
> I am also seeing a series beginning like this:
>
>    nvidia-kernel*
>
> WHICH kernel will make best use of my system?
>  

Of those listed, kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8-smp. But you probably 
don't want any of those listed.

> WHY am I running 2.6.15 , when the newest I find available is 2.6.8-12 ?
>  

Your kernel is not an official Sarge kernel - it is a backported kernel 
for installation purposes. Try backports.org, for 2.6.15 kernels for Sarge.

> Since this box uses nvidia chipsets, what are the nvidia-kernel*
> packages about?
>  

Pre-compiled nvidia.ko modules, for use with the nvidia-glx 3D driver