From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 29 17:03:28 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA75816A4CE for ; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:03:28 +0000 (GMT) Received: from lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (mail.bathnetworks.com [84.92.24.252]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C792B43D1D for ; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:03:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: (qmail 10280 invoked by uid 510); 29 Jan 2005 17:05:26 +0000 Received: from 84.92.24.252 by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (envelope-from , uid 508) with qmail-scanner-1.24-st-qms (clamdscan: 0.80/645. spamassassin: 3.0.1. perlscan: 1.24-st-qms. Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(0.1/5.0):. Processed in 2.064214 secs); 29 Jan 2005 17:05:26 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.1 required=5.0 X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN-Mail-From: bsd@bathnetworks.com via lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN: 1.24-st-qms (Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(0.1/5.0):. Processed in 2.064214 secs Process 10273) Received: from mail.bathnetworks.com (HELO ?84.92.24.252?) (bsd@bathnetworks.com@84.92.24.252) by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk with SMTP; 29 Jan 2005 17:05:24 +0000 From: Robert Slade To: Jon Mercer In-Reply-To: <1106997873.909.11.camel@odysseus.office.achean.com> References: <1106997177.5843.1.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> <1106997873.909.11.camel@odysseus.office.achean.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1107018324.10015.9.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:05:24 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Free BSD 5.3 SMP Kernel X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:03:29 -0000 Jon, On Sat, 2005-01-29 at 11:24, Jon Mercer wrote: > I'm just guessing, but it sounds like you come from a Linux background. > Sort of, I have used Linux in the past (including building Kernels) but only came back to it recently I've also played with Solaris on a Sun Ultra. I'm looking to replace some of my servers etc which are running W2K server. I have tried Fedora but it is not stable enough for a production environment. Hence Free BSD. BTW neither FC2 or 3 will install on the Proliant - probably due to lack of EISA support. > What you want to do is roll your own kernel by copying > the /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC file > to /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/MYSYSTEMNAME > > Upper case system names are traditionally used for the kernel config > file in unix. HP-UX is the same, IIRC. > > Edit in: > > > # To make an SMP kernel, the next two are needed > options SMP # Symmetric MultiProcessor Kernel > device apic # I/O APIC > > > You will also want to change things like ident to MYSYSTEMNAME. There > are a plethora of other options to have a play with as well. > > after you've finished editing go to /usr/src and run > > make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYSYSTEMNAME Its running now, but taking it's time. I'm not surprised as it only running on 1 cylinder so to speak. > > then > > make installkernel KERNCONF=MYSYSTEMNAME > > then reboot. > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig.html will help you tremendously. Personally I find the whole process much simpler than configuring a Linux kernel. > > Regards, > > Jon > > > On Sat, 2005-01-29 at 11:12 +0000, Robert Slade wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am new to Free BSD ( and Linux) and have just setup a rather old > > Proliant 5000 as a test machine. It has Quad PII processors and I would > > like to make use of them. The Install CDs only come with the 'Standard' > > kernel. Looking through the handbook implies that support for multiple > > processors in 5.3 was removed due to problems. > > > > I have seen references to a 5.3 SMP kernal though, is it possible to get > > hold of this, or do I have to wait for 5.4 to be released? If so when is > > this likely to be released. > > > > Sorry if this is a simple question. > > > > Thanks > > > > Rob Again many thanks. Rob