Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 21:35:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Eric Whitener <whitener@access.digex.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dual Pentium Pro 180 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970922213501.6177I-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.96.970922111717.27810A-100000@access2.digex.net>
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On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Eric Whitener wrote: > I am investigating operating systems for use as an internet gateway for my > employer and have been unsuccessfully digging around in your web site > trying to find the answer to the following question: > > Does FreeBSD support dual processors? Specifically, will it run on an > Intel Dual Pentium Pro 180? If so, what version number of your > distribution do I need? Yes. With the standard system it'll run, but use only one processor. You have to run -current and SMP to get the other processor up. Unfortunately SMP isn't in a final form yet and may not necessarily be ready for production usage. CHeck out http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/SMP/ for more info. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major Spam routed to /dev/null by Procmail | Death to Cyberpromo
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