normal and smp kernel

[Paul Howarth]

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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Paul Howarth <paul at city-fan.org>