[NTLUG:Discuss] Another New (older) Box

[Randall Gibson]

Assuming you have re-built kernels before, it is a breeze. Just select the
SMP option under "Processor type and features" Enhanced Real Time Clock
Support under Character devices is also recommended, but not required. 
For more details, on either SMP, or Kernel compiling:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html

On 2001.05.08 13:32 WILLIAM PEARSON wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> How difficult is re-building the kernel for SMP? I've never attempted
> anything like that before.
> 
> Will
> 
> 
> Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 20:07:16 -0500
> From: Randall Gibson <wabbit at tvec.net>
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Another New (older) Box
> Reply-To: discuss at ntlug.org
> 
> About the only "Important" thing I can think of is that you will need to
> re-build  your kernel for SMP.
> 
> On 2001.05.07 16:48 WILLIAM PEARSON wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Recently I've come into posession of a motherboard. It's a Dual Pentium
> > Pro
> > 200 sys with 256 meg of ECC EDO memory. It has integrated into it a NIC
> > and
> > SCSI card as well as the normal EIDE controllers. It's good to have
> > friends
> > in small places.
> >
> > I'm curious to know how Linux (RH 7.0) would work on such a sys,
> stories,
> > ideas. Things I should know, etc, etc.
> >
> > Will
> >
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