--- Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Tim: > >> On a side note. I'm told this P4 has hyperthreading, and I see the ht > >> flag above. Should I be using the SMP kernel? > > Dave Jones: > > If the motherboard also supports ht, sure. > > Hmm, apparently so (according to the manufacturer bragging), though I > see no options about it in the BIOS. FC5 was installed on this > hardware, and it didn't automatically install a SMP kernel (no idea if > it's supposed to, though). I've installed on, but I can't tell any > difference. > > -- Maybe I am not following this, but FC5 automatically detects if the kernel installed should be SMP. My student who I converted to Linux had no clue he had a second processor, but FC5 picked that up. My guess is that he has a dual core, since he was otherwise blisfully unaware..... Trotter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
