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Date:      Fri, 17 Oct 1997 11:26:42 -0600
From:      Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>
To:        "TEO, WILFRED SENGKAR " <WST9720@acs.tamu.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-smp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: SMP 
Message-ID:  <199710171726.LAA01065@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 17 Oct 1997 11:49:15 CDT." <Pine.VMS.3.91-vms.971017113835.21883B-100000@VMS1.TAMU.EDU> 

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Hi,

> 1.   Is it possible to use the FreeBSD 2.2.1 release with a dual Pentium II 
> SuperMicro P6DKF motherboard with only one CPU, or do I need the 3.0-current 
> snaps?  The computer keeps locking up when I tried it.

the UP kernel should work, there is no support for SMP in 2.2.1

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> 3.   How would I configure a kernel for SMP when installing?  Can I edit 
> options before the installation process begins?  It hangs up on me if I 
> don't do it then.

As above, you need 3.0-current to do this.  You also need the 2nd CPU, SMP will
probably hang with only 1 CPU.

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