On Sunday 17 June 2001 16:23, Kouros Owzar wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I am running LM 8.0 on a Dual Xeon PII system.
>
> Does LM8.0 support APM for SMP systems?
>
> If so, is the support already included in the rpm file on the
> ISO distribution or do I need to recompile the source?
>
> If not, would I be able to use APM if I use uniprocessor kernel
> on my SMP machine.
A very good question, however, I believe (as of last check) that the linux
kernel itself does not support APM for SMP machines. Getting it working
safely (using Linux's more advanced SMP architecture) is exceedingly
difficult and still in development.
If you use a uniprocessor kernel, then APM will work, however, you won't get
any use out of the second processor.
You can, however, shut down drives, video... anything but the actual
processors already, through the use of other software.
>
> My inability to use APM on my SMP machine, is the reason why I
> still use Windows 2000.
>
What is the basis for your requirement of APM? (i'm just curious)
