SMP on a SPARC20

[Mark Mohrmann <mohrmannm@mail.lsc.vsc.edu>]

I find myself getting bogged down in the documentation on
compiling a kernel to take advantage of the 2nd CPU I have
in my Sparc20. Never having attempted anything of the sort
before I am suitably humbled and anxious about such an
attempt.

I notice however in scanning through the dselect packages
that there is an Opt-base kernel-image package, described
as a "binary image for SMP sun4m and sun4d". Is it possible
that simply installing this package will give me a SMP
kernel? Sounds too simple after wading through mounds of
compilation documentation. Can anyone shed some light.





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Mark Mohrmann
Video Broadcast Technician
Lyndon State College
Lyndonville, Vt.
mohrmannm@mail.lsc.vsc.edu