Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 16:19:07 -0500 (CDT) From: Alec Kloss <alec@d2si.com> To: holeyman@gem.kern.com (Jeff A Lesley) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dual PPRO Message-ID: <199705232119.QAA07393@d2si.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970523092920.10600A-100000@gem.kern.com> from Jeff A Lesley at "May 23, 97 09:36:17 am"
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Jeff A Lesley is responsible for: > From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 23 11:28:19 1997 > Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 09:36:17 -0700 (PDT) > From: Jeff A Lesley <holeyman@gem.kern.com> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: dual PPRO > Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970523092920.10600A-100000@gem.kern.com> > Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > Precedence: bulk > I have a dual ppro box the I would like to install freebsd on, can I, and > how? If I understand correctly I need a release(2.2.2) installed then i > can MAKE the src to -current, but I cant install 2.2.2 due to dual ppros? > please help, I love FreeBSD(eventhough I'm rather new to unix) and I'd > love to run it on my dual ppro box. I'd be more than happy to work with > the list to improve FreeBSD. > > > Jeff Lesley > holeyman@kern.com | Hole-yMan@Efnet.IRC > ircadmin@kern.com | holeyman@leon.online.com.mx > http://www.kern.com/~holeyman > I've had no problem (other than wasting a processor) running 2.1.7 and 2.2.1 daul PPro 200. Of course, FreeBSD only uses a single processor. So, go ahead, install 2.2.2 and then update the source to 3.0-CURRENT and go crazy. Remember -CURRENT branch is development only--there are no guarantees (or even implications) that it will compile at all, much less be stable. If you're just trying to learn UNIX/FreeBSD, or if you need a stable system, I'd stick to 2.2.2 if I were you. However, if you're just experimenting and think FreeBSD using both processors would be neat (which I bet it is) go ahead.
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