--- Michael Watters <wattersm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Andrew Bogecho wrote:
> >> List,
> >>
> >>
> >> I am experimenting with a Dual processor
> Supermicro and plan to use
> >> CentOS 5 when it is released. In the meantime I
> have installed Centos
> >> 4.4. Sorry for asking such a basic question but
> what is the difference
> >> between CentOS (2.6.9-42.0.8.ELsmp) and CentOS
> (2.6.9-42.0.8.EL) Both
> >> kernels have been installed, but I have not been
> able to find which one is
> >> best to use for what purposes.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL is for single cpu systems
> >
> > 2.6.9-42.0.8.ELsmp if for multiple cpu systems
> >
> > A.
> Is there even a point to using a non-smp kernel
> these days? The SMP
> kernel runs fine on single CPUs so I don't see what
> the advantage is.
>
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yes when the smp kernel does not work on computer and
you can only use the non smp kernel.
Steven
"On the side of the software box, in the 'System Requirements' section, it said 'Requires Windows or better'. So I installed Linux."
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