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Date:      Mon, 30 Dec 1996 11:44:34 -0700
From:      Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>
To:        "Chad Lafara" <Chad_Lafara@mmacmail.jccbi.gov>
Cc:        freebsd-smp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Multiprocessor Support 
Message-ID:  <199612301844.LAA09696@clem.systemsix.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 29 Dec 1996 23:40:40 CST." <9611308519.AA851975647@mmacmail.jccbi.gov> 

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Hi,

>         I am new to the UNIX environment and have successfully downloaded 
>      and installed FreeBSD on 4 processor machine. I have a couple of 
>      questions though:
>      
>         1. How do I know which version I am currently running?
>From the message on boot.
should say something like:
FreeBSD 3.0-SMP #xxx ...

>         2. What versions support Multiprocessors?
only the special SMP src tree.

>         3. How do I know that it is utilizing all the processors?
They will announce themselves.

have you read:

http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/SMP/SMP.html

and

http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/SMP/getstarted.html
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