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Re: smp kernels and xorg



El Sábado, 13 de Mayo de 2006 04:53, Grant Thomas escribió:
> On 5/12/06, Luis Fernando Llana Díaz <llana@sip.ucm.es> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >   I have just installed a new debian box (etch version). Everything runs
> > perfect until I have installed a smp kernel, I have tried
> > 2.6.15-1-686-smp and 2.6.16-1-smp. It has a hyperthreading (or something
> > similar) pentium and it seems that in order to take advantage of that
> > feature I have to use such a kernel.
> >   Well the problem is that after using the X environment (kde or gnome)
> > the computer freeze completely. It doesn't even answer to a ping.
>
> I don't know how much help I can give, but I'll try.
> You mention after using an X environment that the system freezes.
> Does this mean that you can successfully boot the system, and Xorg starts?
>
Yes


> Are you able to boot with a non-smp kernel successfully and not have
> the system freeze?
>
Yes

> Usually after you install a new kernel through apt-get or aptitude,
> your boot loader will get updated to show the new kernel and the old
> kernel. At least it does for grub.
>
Yes

Luis.

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