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1 comment, last by Jenison 23 years, 2 months ago
Does linux (any version) support muli-cpus? and any supplier? like red hat ect... Thanks Jenison ''Things are more like they are now then they ever were before'' - Truman
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Yes, Linux supports multiple processors upto 16 of them.
some distrobutions might not have that enabled as standard.

To make sure that SMP is enabled you might need to recompile the
kernel (I suggest doing that because the kernel then matches perfectly your computer).

you can get the newest kernel from www.kernel.org




I have a dual p200 box with 112mb ram, running linuxfromscratch.

The system is great, dont have to do anything special compilation or usage wise except enabling SMP in the kernel.
My dual p200''s can handle a higher process load than my p3 566mhz. Ill run 20 gcc''s at once on each system, then open another VT while im waiting. On the dual p200 I have no slowdown at all in the second VT, while on my p3 box the second VT is very sluggish. the dual p200 is still slower, but I can do a lot more on it at once without noticeably affecting other processes.

saai

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