Nathaniel Price wrote: > It looks like I should be able to install a new kernel through Synaptic, > but I'm not precisely sure which one to install. The ones that look most > promising are named linux-image-2.6.[something]-k7-smp, linux-k7-smp or > linux-686-smp, but I'd like to make sure I don't do a misstep here and > regret it later. Which package would be best for me to install? >
You can actually install all of them, and they will each be added to your GRUB boot menu. You can try them all without even removing your old kernel. Let us know if you can tell a difference between the k7 and vanilla kernels. Once you boot into the SMP kernel, be sure to "cat /proc/cpuinfo" to see if it picked up both cores. Also, you should see two penguins at the top of your screen instead of just one (unless Ubuntu covers them up with its nifty frame buffer progress widget). Has anyone run Linux on a quad-core machine yet? Experiences to share? --Dave -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
