On Thu, 20 May 2004 12:23:06 +0100 Dave Jones <davej@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2004-05-20 at 02:28, Andre Costa wrote: > > > I am compiling a vanilla kernel as we speak, will try it out during > > the weekend. However, given the fact that Fedora kernel is supposed > > to provide superior performance compared to vanilla kernels, I would > > like to use it instead, if at all possible... > > > > So, my questions are: > > > > 1. any success stories out there about SMP + Fedora on P4s? > > worked fine for me (I've now upgraded my p4 ht to run fc2) How did it go? I will do that sooner or later, but I guess I'd rather collect more feedback before I jump into it. > > 2. any black-magic to use besides 'noapic', 'acpi=ht' and 'apm=off'? > > acpi=on ? Well, I didn't pass this explicitely, but I had already tried booting without any 'acpi=xxx'. IIRC results were pretty much the same as 'acpi=ht'. I will double check it later. > > 3. do vanilla kernels work with Fedora just fine (w/ or w/o SMP)? > > should do. Thks, will try it. Best, Andre -- Andre Oliveira da Costa
