On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 09:21:04PM -0800, Brett Schwarz wrote: > I created my own customized CD based off the RedHat CDs. Basically, I just > cut it down to 1 CD, and added the errata updates. It has been working > very good except for one complaint. Someone tried to install it on a DELL > Latitude laptop, but after the kickstart install, the kernel*SMP* was > loaded as default. Has this happened to anyone else before? Is it maybe > something I could have done in the kickstart file and/or customized CD? Or > does the RedHat installer just make a mistake once in a while?? > > thanks, > > --brett > For RH7.1, I think it detects whether the system is SMP capable, and if it is, installs the SMP kernel. This happens, I think, in the isys module of anaconda, which is written in C. Install the anaconda source rpm and look at /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/anaconda-7.1/isys/smp.c . You can see what isys says by booting the Latitude, installing the anaconda rpm (you may need to install the anaconda-devel rpm, too) and doing: cd /usr/lib/anaconda export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/usr/lib/anaconda python >>> isys.smpAvailable() It reports 0 for non-SMP and non-zero if it thinks the machine is SMP capable. --Seth
