heya guys im installing Debian on a Dual P3, im guessing it doesnt auto detect its a dual and will install a normal kernal by default.

Whats the easiest way to make it supported for a dual processor? (i seem to have trouble with compiling kernals, i always mess something up when making a newer vesion upgrade at the end when it asks for lilo config options >< )

-Krause

You only have to make sure that you enable SMP (Symmetric Multiprocessing) in the kernel config of your current working kernel. That should let you detect both processors. That option is in the same menu as the one where you pick the type of processor you will be using. Good luck.

great

will i be able to edit that without the need to recompile it?

Unfortunately you cant get this option without recompiling the kernel. I'm sorry I forgot to mention that in my first post. Fortunately though, only this option is needed to see both processors so with a simple kernel recompile you should be able to pull it off.

apt-cache search kernel-image smp

some prebuilt kernels with smp support enabled. apt-get install one of those

ill do that, then ill get one of my other old spare comps to mess around with the kernel building the manual wy with debian till i figure it out

ty man

-Krause

apt-get install kernel-image-?.?.??-?-686-smp then open /etc/lilo.conf for editing and make sure that you have a line for the initrd in the section for the new kernel it should look similar to this when it is right.

Or you could just use initrd=/initrd.img in the section which should be a symbolic link to the /boot/initrd.img-?.?.??-?-686-smp that you installed for example what the link looks like for my firewall.


To find the images available to you assuming you have Woody installed like on my firewall use this.

So it looks like you would want be installing kernel-image-2.4.18-1-686-smp. When apt is installing the kernel say ok to the fact you will have to edit lilo to put in the initrd line then no to the question of the boot floppy and yes to using the existing lilo configuration to write to the disk now edit the lilo.conf make the change necessary for the initrd line save the file and exit and don't forget to run the command /sbin/lilo -v to write the changes to the disk now reboot and you should have both processors used.

awsome ill try that tonight

quick question with that. whow do i know what they were compiled with, nvidia drivers dont like it when u compile them with a different (like a newer one) compilet type.

like when i installed woody then upgradded to sarge i couldnt install the nvidia drivers cause i uptaded all the c++, g++ ets. i had to re install and install the nvidia drivers, then upgrade ><

thanks guys

-Krause

You could use in the console window before you try to compile and install export IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=1 to ignore the mismatch or export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-2.95 to have the 2.95 version used for the compile. To tell which version your kernel was compiled with (it is going to be 2.95 unless you compiled it yourself) use dmesg | more and the compiler version will be included in the first line similar to this.

haha thats great man thanks

im learning more every day :P im getting there ><

-Krause