On Friday 28 October 2005 17:40, Jeremy Katz wrote: > > While this may be working as intended, I have had problems with smp > > kernels on FC4 (Dell Workstation 350). This was corrected in a kernel > > update (but not the kernel on the FC4 install disks). When the smp > > kernel was booted, neither the keyboard or the mouse worked! With an > > updated kernel and the kernel parameter usb-handoff, it worked. > > > > If FC5 will not have both smp and up kernels installed by default, I > > suggest an installation package option to have both installed. > > People have also had problems with the UP kernel where the SMP kernel > worked. So should we install the smp kernel there too? Installing both > kernels is really just a workaround for a case which shouldn't happen, > ie, the kernel being broken. So there's not going to be an argument. > Besides, how would you know beforehand that you needed to use it? To be true, I have only had the one occation with the (dual processor) Dell Workstation 350 where the smp kernel did not work and the UP kernel did. I suppose that, if needed (like my case of booting but having no working keyboard or mouse), I could boot up the rescue-cd and install "the other" kernel. -- Gene -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list