From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 13 19:32:28 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9317816A408 for ; Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:32:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.239]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6018C13C4A7 for ; Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:32:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id s18so2133682wxc for ; Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:32:27 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.70.75.14 with SMTP id x14mr27081644wxa.1171395147828; Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:32:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.0.4? ( [67.189.184.224]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id i15sm14095762wxd.2007.02.13.11.32.27; Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:32:27 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:32:37 -0500 To: User Questions Organization: Seibercom.net In-Reply-To: <57d710000702131042w5f981cf4u70e0be62797be168@mail.gmail.com> References: <45D2004C.8060806@sonicboom.org> <57d710000702131042w5f981cf4u70e0be62797be168@mail.gmail.com> X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q Message-Id: <20070213142748.611D.GERARD-SEIBERT@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.30.02 [en] From: Gerard Subject: Re: Newbie--new install on Core 2 Duo? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: User Questions List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:32:28 -0000 On Tuesday February 13, 2007 at 01:42:23 (PM) pete wright wrote: > how would you define "correct"? have all systems boot with a SMP > kernel by default so that machines with multiple processors > automatically detect all available CPU's? then what about all the > users that are using uni-proc systems? > > i think the current state of building a system w/o SMP enabled is > great. it's not that hard to do a: > > cd /usr/src > make buildkernel KERNCONF=SMP > make installkernel KERNCONF=SMP > reboot > > this is all covered in the FreeBSD handbook, which all new > admin's/users should be reading and following closely anyway ;) It is also a hugh waste of time. Doing the initial system installation, there should be an option at the very least to enable SMP. Installing a system, then having to rebuilt and and reinstall it again if counter productive. The market is moving toward multiple CPUs. The FBSD installation routine should embrace that reality and afford it the proper consideration that it deserves. -- Gerard "I choose to ignore, of course, the fact that self-Googling is perhaps the most narcissistic thing a person can do that doesn't involve actually humping a mirror." Dan Kois