SMP kernel
Hi,
am I the only one in suspecting a problem with the SMP mepis kernel?
I've installed it (+modules) on two machines now - these are existing
debian systems, not installed through mepis. After the necessary lilo
voodoo, the regular kernel boots fine on both systems, whereas the SMP
one has a crash while executing linuxrc during the boot sequence, then
seems to hang/linger while trying to configure the netcard. One of the
systems is not smp/not scsi/no frills, the other one is dual-proc, scsi
Compaq workstation.
How can I quickly test from the live CD? I don't see what the cheatcode
is to start that kernel; non-SMP seems to be the default.
On a related note: Warren, you provide the kernel includes and config for
the SMP setup, not for the vanilla one under /usr/src/linux. That seems
to interfere with my ability to install the NVIDIA driver. BTW, there's
a few MB's to freee there, getting rid of one huge diff file, plus all the
non-x86 asm includes. Please consider replacing these with the proper
non-SMP config.
Regards,
bald.
the other way round...
hmmm you try to use a Mepis Kernel and modules with a regular Debian install?
That's not a task I would try for myself ...
My doubts were about compatibility of a Mepis tailord Kernel and a regular Debian.
STIBS **Forgot something? - Correct and blame me!**
SMP Kernel Crashes?
Thanks,
That's very useful to know.
You can't run the smp kernel from the live-cd because it's too large to be loaded in that scenario.
For 2003.10 I'll be changing the kernels and based on this and other feedback. At that time the smp kernel might get smaller.
And for the maintenance release I'll put the small kernel config on the disk.
MEPIS Kernel with Regular Debian
The MEPIS kernel should work with regular Debian but that is untested and it may be affected by what is being executed in the Debian init.
There are a lot of optional and alternative packages one can use at init time, and some packages make assumptopions about the kernel. Some optional packages conflict with some kernel options. What comes to mind is pcmcia support but there could be others.
Stibs is rights to have doubts.
Curious
The non-SMP kernel seems to work just fine for me.
Actually, I am curious: are there comparisons available anywhere
between a 386 and 586 kernel? Is it worth bothering at all?
386 Kernel
Hi again,
I don't knowof any comparisons. I went with the 586 because, rightly or wrongly, I figured I was aiming at the future and at the same kind of user who likes Mandrake and that an old an slow 386 machine would probably not have the resurces to run KDE 3.1 anyway.
Now that Stibs is working on the terminal server, I'll probably have to build a 386 kernel after all.