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Date:      Tue, 16 May 2000 07:35:41 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Conrad Sabatier <conrads@home.com>
To:        "Steven D. Meacham" <steve.meacham@homemail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: Question re:dual processors
Message-ID:  <XFMail.000516073541.conrads@home.com>
In-Reply-To: <20000510.16461600@mis.configured.host>

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On 10-May-00 Steven D. Meacham wrote:
> Hi
> I need to know if there is special configuration required to support 
> dual processors in FreeBSD.  I'm installing 4.0-Release according to 
> the install|options screens.  The box has an Intel PR440FX mainboard 
> with dual pentium pro 180Mhz processors.  Linux requires a kernal 
> rebuild to turn on support.
> Also, if someone can advise me, I have another minor question.  I've 
> noticed the FreeBSD KDE is not nearly as graphically clear and refined 
> as the KDE on Linux-Mandrake 7.0.  By this, I mean that the graphics 
> are blockier, grainer and just look unprofessional.  Is this something 
> that I did wrong in my setup, or what?
> Thanks for your help...
> Steven Meacham

You'll find all fo the relevant kernel options in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT.

If this is your first custom kernel build, copy the GENERIC config file (rename
to something else, such as "MYKERNEL"), and go from there.

Good luck!

-- 
Conrad Sabatier
http://members.home.net/conrads/
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