normal and smp kernel

[Fred Morcos]

On 5/18/05, Paul Howarth <paul at city-fan.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-05-18 at 23:15 +0300, Fred Morcos wrote:
> > hey ppl,
> > i would like to ask about whats the difference between:
> > kernel-smp-2.6.11-1.14_FC3.i686.rpm
> >
> > and
> >
> > kernel-2.6.11-1.14_FC3.i686.rpm
> 
> The smp kernel is for use on systems with multiple processors (which may
> include hyperthreading processors). The non-smp kernel will only use one
> processor no matter how many processors a system has.
> 
> > coz i want to install the kernel for the i686 arch..
> > and, will i need any extra files other than -one of these-?
> > thanks for the reply :)
> 
> If you already have an smp kernel, use that one:
> 
> $ rpm -q kernel-smp
> 
> If that comes back "package kernel-smp is not installed" then install
> the non-smp kernel, otherwise the smp kernel.
> 
> Paul.
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actually i only have 1 processor, ill download the normal kernel rpm..
thanks :)
fred