Re: Kernel Questions

[Rodrigo Baroni <rodrigobaroni@gmail.com>]

Hi Biri, 

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 16:19:15 +0000, jim biri <jim.biri@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> A few newbie kernel questions I'm afraid:
> 
> - How do I find which version of the kernel I have installed? It's
> Sarge/2.6, but I'd like to know the precise kernel.

  bash$ uname -a

> - In RAID-on-Sarge instructions at
> (http://xtronics.com/reference/SATA-RAID-debian-for-2.6.html) it says:
> "Update kernel to kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7-smp"
> 
> (a) Is the kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7-smp image a RAID-specific image?
> What's the meaning of the "k7" and the "smp"?

  No. Raid is a feature that must have it support enabled in the
kernel - you must have it build in in the kernel to get a transparent
boot; because if you have modules to it, you must have to configure
the boot through initrd loading it in the boot. I don't know if the
debian kernel-images have it build in. k7 mean the kernel optimized to
amd Duron/Athlon processors. SMP means "Simetric Multi Processor",
that is for mainboards with multiple processors.
 
> (b) Where can I find any documentation as to what those characters
> mean so I don't have to bother this mailing list again about this?

    google.com/linux

> (c) What's the quickest way of actually doing such an upgrade - to -
> kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7-smp? Using aptitude or apt ....

    Get a list of available kernel images by typing the comand above.  

    bash$ apt-cache search kernel-image | grep '^kernel-image'

    See that there is kernel imagens more updated than the 2.6.8
version (2.6.10). Note that you'll only need the -smp images if you
have a motherboard with multiple processors, and -k7 if your processor
is a amd Duron/Athlon

 
> Thanks, Jim.
> 
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