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On Wednesday 25 January 2006 01:20, B Vance wrote: |
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> Probably a stupid question, but Here it is anyway. |
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> I'm upgrading from an AMD64 3500+ to an AMD64x2 4200+. I know I have to |
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> upgrade my BIOS prior to installing the new dual core |
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> goodness(A8V-Deluxe mobo--Upgrade to BIOS 1017), but does it matter if I |
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> rebuild my Kernel for SMP prior to changing the chip? |
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no, it does not matter. smp kernel will boot on single core cpus just fine. |
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> Also, is there |
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> anything else that needs to be changed for the change over? IE: Anything |
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> added to CFLAGS/USE? |
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no, there is a local smp-useflag for charm/gimp. |
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If you use one of them, set it and rebuild the package, but no further changes |
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are needed. |
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