Thanx everyone for the advice on Linux for the PPC. I ended up going with Debian, and, guided by the advice of the installation docs that come with their dist. for PPC, I had a very successful (lacking sound, but i was told to expect that, besides it's a server) installation on the G4 Mac. Now, the only other tweak I have a burning desire to make to this box is to configure the kernel to use SMP for the dual 500Mhz processors. From what I've heard, it should only be using the first one right now, and that I have to rebuild the kernel with SMP support. Sound right? I would appreciate any tips or help on getting there, such as: -> how -> where to check to -know- that it's using one or both -> any other useful kernel info anything would be great really. thanx! - Sands <x>< __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
On Monday 30 December 2002 12:55 pm, Sands Fish wrote:
Now, the only other tweak I have a burning desire to make to this box is to configure the kernel to use SMP for the dual 500Mhz processors. From what I've heard, it should only be using the first one right now, and that I have to rebuild the kernel with SMP support. Sound right? I would appreciate any tips or help on getting there, such as:
-> how -> where to check to -know- that it's using one or both -> any other useful kernel info
anything would be great really. thanx!
- Sands <x><
HI Sands, This command: cat /proc/cpuinfo shows both of my CPUs in operation. There should be a section for each processor. The program xosview will also show what each of the N CPUs are doing. (Its rather cool to run on a 16 processor Sun server, but I digress). Finally, check /var/log/boot.msg (is this generic or specific to SuSE?) to see something like the following: <4>Processor #0 Pentium(tm) Pro APIC version 17 <4>Processor #1 Pentium(tm) Pro APIC version 17 <4>I/O APIC #2 Version 17 at 0xFEC00000. <4>Processors: 2 Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org
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