On Wednesday 12 January 2005 19:09, Alexander Dalloz wrote: > Am Mi, den 12.01.2005 schrieb Chadley Wilson um 17:52: > > > grep "cpu1" /proc/stat > > > > > > Test this. If at least cpu1 appears there, then you have an SMP system. > > > This is more reliable than to check whether an SMP kernel is running. > > > > > > > Chadley Wilson > > > > > > Alexander > > > > Thanks Alexander I will try your suggestion but in the morning, I will > > add it to my script so long. > > > > Question though, will that not reflect results based on the current > > running kernel? (should it be a non smp kernel) > > > > Chadley Wilson > > You mean the case, you have an SMP system but don't want to run the SMP > kernel? Then improve your decision logic in the script! > > if cpu1 exists and uname has smp -> install SMP kernel > if cpu1 exists and uname shows single CPU kernel running -> install > normal kernel > > Or install both kernel types (if cpu1 exists) and decide which you make > active in grub based on the info which kernel is running actually. > > Alexander No no, you misunderstand what I mean, Sorry I will explain. If I have an smp cpu but I am running the std kernel, will grep "cpu1" /proc/stat return the value of a std cpu running instead of a smp cpu? ie: nothing -- Chadley Wilson Redhat Certified Technician Cert Number: 603004708291270 Pinnacle Micro Manufacturers of Proline Computers ==================================== Exercise freedom, Use LINUX =====================================
