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alexmurray : 23/11/03 04:26 AM : Incident created -   Just upgraded my kernel (from 2.4.22-10 to 2.4.22-21 using mandrake control centre), but it didn't install the smp kernel (I have a p4 with hyperthreading enabled) - only the standard 2.4.22-21 kernel was installed.. So I am wondering is the performance better with ht & smp kernel compared to ht with no smp kernel? Also can I get rpmdrake / mandrake update to install the smp kernel? As a side issue - do I need to now reinstall my nvidia and winmodem drivers and get the 2.4.22-21 source? Cheers
Linegod_7611 : 23/11/03 06:00 PM : Reply received -   The smp kernel is for dual-processor systems. What you may want if you have a single processor system is kernel-enterprise (it can be used for smp also). I would recommend downloading the kernel-enterprise and kernel-source, and then installing them manually. $ wget ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/9.2/RPMS/kernel-enterprise-2.4.22.21mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm $ wget ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/9.2/RPMS/kernel-source-2.4.22-21mdk.i586.rpm $ su # rpm -ivh kernel-enterprise-* # rpm -Uvh kernel-source* Then, select kernel-enterprise on reboot, and if all goes well, edit '/etc/lilo.conf' to make kernel-enterprise the default. And yes, you will have to recompile the NVidia and winmodem drivers against the new kernel. ---------- Note: If this answer resolves your problem, please remember to close this incident.
alexmurray : 30/03/04 09:15 AM : Incident closed -

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