[Bug 24533] Re: [Bug 24533] Re: [Bug 24533] Re: [Bug 24533] Re: [Bug 24533] Re: Fail to boot smp kernel

[Ben Collins]

> > If you want, you can try the Edgy Knot-3 LiveCD to see if it fixes your
> > problem.
>   DOes that include an SMP kernel?  All the *buntu distros I've used before 
> do no CPU hardware detection, and just install the default 386 kernel. 
> How would a 'live' CD anyway detect the PIII and switch to the 686SMP 
> kernel mid-boot?

I think you are misunderstanding what our "SMP" kernel is. It's an
SMP-alt kernel, meaning when you boot it on a non-SMP system, it
switches it's internal code (at boot) to more UP like functions).

That's the reason we did away with the 686-smp/686 setup. It wasn't
needed anymore.

That said, we now have a -generic kernel in edgy which is SMP enabled,
and can be used on k7/686. This kernel is on our livecd for edgy, so
yes, it will be SMP from this CD.

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Fail to boot smp kernel
https://launchpad.net/bugs/24533