From: Dominique Sidiropoulos <ksidirop@csd.uoc.gr>
To: James Miller <jamtat@mailsnare.net>
Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux on dual processor query
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 04:58:39 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <43EAAFDF.7050405@csd.uoc.gr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0602081935170.5615@localhost.localdomain>
Generally the (smp-)kernel will do the right thing (TM) for you. In very
very rare occasions you'll have to tinker a program to take advantage of
the two processors. Installing and running a linux distro of recent
vintage like Fedora or Novell/SuSE should be fearly easy. Fedora is a
good option there. For any additional (Fedora) packages and programs you
may have a look at freshrpms.net/rpmforge.net and related sites (I
assume you've got a broandband connection there cause the updates are
quite `demanding' in bandwidth). Hope this helps mate and good luck.
Cheers,
Dominick
P.S.: For extra performance boost you might want to add some extra RAM
modules to the system. It usually helps a lot.
James Miller wrote:
> I've recently run across an older server for cheap and am thinking
> about acquiring it for cruel experimentation purposes (and if it
> works, maybe even doing something useful with it). It's a dual
> processor machine--HP, I think. P2 era. I'm wondering what's involved
> in setting up and running Linux on one of these beasties. First, I
> assume one must run a special kernel to take advantage of both
> processors, right? If so, SMP kernel? Second, does the kernel handle
> everything involved with distributing to the processors, or must one
> use specially-compiled programs on such a system as well? Feedback on
> this will be appreciated: still not sure if I want to tackle such a
> project.
>
> Thanks, James
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-02-09 1:40 Linux on dual processor query James Miller
2006-02-09 1:43 ` hackmiester (Hunter Fuller)
2006-02-09 2:58 ` Dominique Sidiropoulos [this message]
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