[plug] re: kernel -smp conflict

[Jon Miller]

I probably could if I wanted to spend the time.  I guess what I'm asking
is it should be possible to recompile both kernels with the correct
module for the broadcom driver needed.  Is this correct?

Running the server with dual cpu you would want to run the kernel-smp,
since the driver is available for this, should I run the rpm with either
--force or whatever parameter to get the installation to install since I
doubt very seriously if I'll run the server in single cpu mode.


On Tue, 2003-07-22 at 19:49, Andrew Barbara wrote:
> Hu Jon,
> the smp kernel will run the system in multiprocessor mode and the non-smp 
> kernel will run the system in a single CPU mode.
> As for your questions about kernels and roms.... is there a reason why you 
> cant just compile your own?
> 
> Andrew
> 
> On 22 Jul 2003, Jon Miller wrote:
> 
> > In conjuction to the previous question, there is one question I've been
> > meaning to ask. Since I have both kernels (kernel-smp and standard
> > kernel) which should I be loading (smp or non-smp). Also since I made
> > the rpm while the kernel-smp was loaded can I assume that if I load only
> > the standard kernel and create the rpm again that maybe it'll create a
> > rpm for the regular kernel?  Just grasping at straws here.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > On Tue, 2003-07-22 at 17:29, Jon Miller wrote:
> > > I have a server with a dual Xeon CPU.  I'm using both the main kernel
> > > and kernel-smp.  The nic I'm using is having a conflict with the
> > > kernel-smp when I try to upgrade the nic. I can see that in the initial
> > > install RH installed the drivers in both the kernel and the kernel-smp.
> > > In the upgrade of the drivers there does not exist any means to add the
> > > updated driver in the
> > > /lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/drivers/addon/bcm5700 path. 
> > > Do I have to do this manually or is there a way to tell rpm that the
> > > files are to exists in both kernel paths?
> > > listing of the updated bcm5700 drivers:
> > > 
> > > [root at fsmsql i386]# rpm -qpl bcm5700-6.2.11-1.i386.rpm 
> > > /lib/modules/2.4.18-14smp/kernel/drivers/addon/bcm5700/bcm5700.o
> > > /usr/share/doc/bcm5700-6.2.11
> > > /usr/share/doc/bcm5700-6.2.11/DISTRIB.TXT
> > > /usr/share/doc/bcm5700-6.2.11/LICENSE
> > > /usr/share/doc/bcm5700-6.2.11/README.TXT
> > > /usr/share/doc/bcm5700-6.2.11/RELEASE.TXT
> > > /usr/share/man/man4/bcm5700.4.gz
> > > 
> > > 
> > > listing of existing system
> > > 
> > > /lib/modules/2.4.18-14smp/kernel/drivers/addon/bcm5700
> > > /lib/modules/2.4.18-14smp/kernel/drivers/addon/bcm5700/bcm5700.o
> > > /lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/drivers/addon/bcm5700
> > > /lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/drivers/addon/bcm5700/bcm5700.o
> > > 
> > > error message:
> > > # rpm -Uvh bcm5700-6.2.11-1.i386.rpm 
> > > Preparing...                ###########################################
> > > [100%]
> > > file /lib/modules/2.4.18-14smp/kernel/drivers/addon/bcm5700/bcm5700.o
> > > from install of bcm5700-6.2.11-1 conflicts with file from package
> > > kernel-smp-2.4.18-14
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks for any assistance
> > 
-- 
Jon Miller <jlmiller at mmtnetworks.com.au>
MMT Networks Pty Ltd