Two questions...
Okay, I have been using Linux for a couple of months now, but only recently started to use Slackware. I have a cdrw as my primary master and a cdrom as my secondary master. Slackware only recognizes the cdrw. Yet, it says it is a cdrom. -So how do I get Slackware to detect both drives, and also to get Slackware to use them as the type of drive they are?
Secondly, I use a dual processor computer, but I have been told that Slackware's kernal is not compiled for smp use. So can anyone tell me of an easy way to setup this up. I have read the kernal compiling threads but since I am still new to Linux I would not feel right just trying to follow an overview of the process, which seems to be for more advanced users. Can anyone help me, please? Thanks... |
1. Add something like this to your /etc/fstab just make /dev/*** point to your devices
/dev/hdc /mnt/cdrw iso9660 noauto,user,ro,unhide 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,user,ro,unhide 0 0 you don't need to mount cds when you want to burn cds 2. Recompile your kernel to support dual processors (i guess) |
Be quiet for the kernel compilation, it is more easy than you think, specially if you configure it from a workable config file usually found in /boot.
Take it and put it in /usr/src/linux, name it .config, then run make menuconfig and change a few things, take care to not change things that you don't know. |
Read the Kernel HOWTOs >>> BEFORE<<< you copy anything into the the /usr/src/linux directory. There is a certain order to building a kernel trouble free and copyin' the .config file is NOT the first step...
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You will also want to add this to your /etc/lilo.conf file:
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append="hd?=ide-scsi" |
copyin' the .config file is NOT the first step
Of course, boot your computer before... |
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D'oh wrong forum........
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