Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:07:26 -0800 From: "pete wright" <nomadlogic@gmail.com> To: "User Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Newbie--new install on Core 2 Duo? Message-ID: <57d710000702131207o27461edfr2f85c28910d9a154@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20070213142748.611D.GERARD-SEIBERT@seibercom.net> References: <45D2004C.8060806@sonicboom.org> <57d710000702131042w5f981cf4u70e0be62797be168@mail.gmail.com> <20070213142748.611D.GERARD-SEIBERT@seibercom.net>
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On 2/13/07, Gerard <gerard@seibercom.net> wrote: > On Tuesday February 13, 2007 at 01:42:23 (PM) pete wright wrote: > > > > 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 ;) > > It is also a hugh waste of time. Doing the initial system installation, > there should be an option at the very least to enable SMP. Installing > a system, then having to rebuilt and and reinstall it again if counter > productive. > > The market is moving toward multiple CPUs. The FBSD installation routine > should embrace that reality and afford it the proper consideration that > it deserves. > hmm...didn't realize that not loading a SMP kernel by default would turn people away from running FreeBSD. building a kernel is much different from reinstalling a system though... OT, but - I know a fair amount of locations will have a custom kernel, and most large sites will script sysinstall to load a custom kernel as well. yet, for "junior" admins maybe a boot time option allow one to load a SMP kernel during the install phase (which would also be the kernel the system boot's from after installation) may be helpfull. There are currently options to disable ACPI (granted that's a .ko) but perhaps there is precedent to do this. anyway, sounds like a good PR :) -pete -- ~~o0OO0o~~ Pete Wright www.nycbug.org NYC's *BSD User Group
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