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> What does it mean by putting "smp" after the Linux version
> numbers? Does anyone know? (I understand what the command
> line above itself is doing). Where else can I go to find
> out what is going on (what other command can show what
> version of kernel I am running)?
Don't worry about what you're seeing (Read on).
SMP = Symmetric Multi-Processing
SMP boxes have (or have support for) multiple processors. Ignore the
versions on that kind of stuff though. That's the OS that X (the thing
producing the file you're looking at) was compiled under.
Read the first several lines of /var/log/XFree86.0.log or whatever your
exact logfile is called.
XFree86 Version 4.0.3 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400)
Release Date: 16 March 2001
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Operating System: Linux 2.2.17-8smp i686 [ELF]
[snip]
Our X server binaries were probably compiled at the same time on the same
host :)
If you had built X locally, it would show numbers that would match your
system (until you change kernel versions again).
# cat /proc/version
will show you your kernel version.
Note: if you ever end up compiling your own kernel, don't include SMP
support if you are on a uniprocessor (box with 1 CPU) system. RH bloats
the crud out of the kernel and kernel module library for compatability on
as many systems as possible. Good idea? Only to get you going and most
people don't know how to recompile stuff anyway (especially the kernel).
Ironic, really... sysadmins should have (at least) a decent knowledge of
the C language and networking. That's another story though :)
Hope it helps.
- -Statux
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