Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:42:23 -0800 From: "pete wright" <nomadlogic@gmail.com> To: Brian <bri@sonicboom.org> Cc: "Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum" <bg271828@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie--new install on Core 2 Duo? Message-ID: <57d710000702131042w5f981cf4u70e0be62797be168@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <45D2004C.8060806@sonicboom.org> References: <20070212173519.78775.qmail@web53402.mail.yahoo.com> <499c70c0702122348r3f6c78c7v9843678ea163ee34@mail.gmail.com> <45D2004C.8060806@sonicboom.org>
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On 2/13/07, Brian <bri@sonicboom.org> wrote: > This question come sup so often, I believe FreeBSD should do this by > default, install the proper kernel unless something different is > selected by the user. how would you define "correct"? have all systems boot with a SMP kernel by default so that machines with multiple processors automatically detect all available CPU's? then what about all the users that are using uni-proc systems? i think the current state of building a system w/o SMP enabled is great. it's not that hard to do a: cd /usr/src make buildkernel KERNCONF=SMP make installkernel KERNCONF=SMP reboot this is all covered in the FreeBSD handbook, which all new admin's/users should be reading and following closely anyway ;) -pete > > they will detect your cpus and will > > install the right kernel to use both cpus > > Brian > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- ~~o0OO0o~~ Pete Wright www.nycbug.org NYC's *BSD User Group
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