where do i find a -smp kernel? i havent seen any at kernel.org? -- ComputerNick a.k.a. Nick Smith Email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web - http://www.ComputerNick.com
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. > > -- > David Johnson > http://www.david-web.co.uk/ > http://www.penguincomputing.co.uk/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
