[LUNI] Fwd: [UIC-LUG] ubuntu / smp kernel / power pc

[Mark Stuart Burge]

This is a hunch and I have no experience with this, but I would expect 
you would need to recompile some of the system oriented stuff 
(screensaver being the example) or probably easier at this stage would 
be just to re-install ubuntu with smp support to begin with.  Assuming 
that certain packages make with response to the kernel used.

(this was not researched, I am just throwing the idea out there)

Ryan Aviles wrote:
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> mtheys at uic.edu <mailto:mtheys at uic.edu> for any responses/help.
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> From: * Theys, Mitchell D.* <mtheys at uic.edu <mailto:mtheys at uic.edu>>
> Date: Sep 29, 2006 12:54 PM
> Subject: [UIC-LUG] ubuntu / smp kernel / power pc
> To: LUG at listserv.uic.edu <mailto:LUG at listserv.uic.edu>
>
> Anyone have success with Ubuntu's smp kernel with the power pc?
> Having issues and trying to determine if it is that we are
> doing something wrong, the hardware has issues, or whether
> the kernel is the problem.
>
> We get the regular kernel installed ok,
> and everything works great. (but only one processor)
>
> We try installing the smp version with synaptic package manager
> and it doesn't reconfigure the system to point to the smp kernel,
> so I manually did it.
>
> Machine starts up, but now the screen saver constantly tries to
> start. I click on an icon and the screen saver starts up.
> I try typing a command and the screen saver starts up.
> Kinda annoying.
>
> We will be trying with a different machine in the near future, but
> thought I would ping the group to see if anyone had any experiences
> that might help.
>
> Mitch
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