On Sat, 12 May 2007 16:58:36 -0400 Denis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Crap! I totally forgot that I need ACPI support in the kernel for an > SMP system to work the way I expected. I guess I can load my .config > file, edit it inside menuconfig, and recompile the kernel. I forgot - > do I need to clean out any of the stuff from this kernel before I can > recompile it, or can I simply re-make it? Once you exit menuconfig having saved changes, proceed to make. > I have a couple of questions also about some of the dmesg output (see > dmesg.txt attached)... > > 1. Bug in the BIOS? I upgraded to the latest BIOS from Intel's site > before I began Gentoo installation. I guess this isn't too crucial of > a bug? Perhaps you need acpi for this APIC stuff?
> 2. What is this PCI jabber? Anything serious? It seems > inconsequential, but I just wanted to ask anyway. More acpi supported stuff, perhaps? > 3. I chose the Preemptive mode for the kernel - is that a good > choice? Yes. In-Kernel Preemption is a good way to increase responsiveness at very low cost in cpu bandwith. I recommend it for workstations. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
