From owner-freebsd-smp Mon Dec 30 10:45:24 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id KAA10627 for smp-outgoing; Mon, 30 Dec 1996 10:45:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from clem.systemsix.com (clem.systemsix.com [198.99.86.131]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA10620 for ; Mon, 30 Dec 1996 10:45:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clem.systemsix.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id LAA09696; Mon, 30 Dec 1996 11:44:35 -0700 Message-Id: <199612301844.LAA09696@clem.systemsix.com> X-Authentication-Warning: clem.systemsix.com: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 From: Steve Passe To: "Chad Lafara" cc: freebsd-smp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Multiprocessor Support In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 29 Dec 1996 23:40:40 CST." <9611308519.AA851975647@mmacmail.jccbi.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 11:44:34 -0700 Sender: owner-smp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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 -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | FreeBSD