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Re: 2 questions



Am Do, den 09.09.2004 schrieb Nick Smith um 20:29:
> where do i find a -smp kernel? i havent seen any at kernel.org?

Do you wish to have so much answers how you asks? :)  (5 identically
mails)

if you wish to use one from kernel.org you need to enable it in
menuconfig

if you wish to install a rrady compiled kernel then do

apt-cache search kernel-image 

and look for an kernel with ending  -smp

regards daniel

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> David Johnson said:
> > On Thursday 09 September 2004 15:12, Nick Smith wrote:
> >> the second question is how can you tell if you are using both cpus?
> >
> > The best way to check is by looking at /proc/cpuinfo.
> >
> >> its a stock debian sparc kernel, im assuming that it would come
> >> default with SMP enabled, am i correct?
> >
> > Nope. The default kernel does not include SMP support. You'll need a
> > kernel-image-2.x.x-x-smp kernel package.
> >
> >> and what is
> >> ksoftirqd in the first place? these are headless boxes X is installed
> >> (for now) but never used. the "k" in front doesnt mean its a KDE
> >> application does it?
> >
> > I presume ksoftirq is something to do with IRQs - I don't know but I'm
> > sure  somebody on here does. In this case the 'k' stands for kernel.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > David.
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