Re(2): [SunRescue] HOW useful 690/MP

[Gregory Leblanc]

I don't believe that there is a "minimum" processor for MP, per say.  I'm
reasonably sure that the S/Linux port runs MP, but quite so sure about the
Sun 68K based machines.  In any event, just try booting from one of the
disks, and see if it recognizes two processors on boot.  The RedHat boot
disk should work well for this, you can just watch the boot messages going
by telling how many processors Linux sees.  (Note that this isn't Sparc
Linux, because Sparc is a trademark or some such bull)  I haven't tried it
myself, since I'm teaching myself SunOS/Solaris.
	Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim_Hauber at STEV.net [mailto:Tim_Hauber at STEV.net]
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 12:35 PM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re(2): [SunRescue] HOW useful 690/MP
> 
> 
> rescue at sunhelp.org,Internet writes:
> >We've got a 670MP that is our cgi server, internal web 
> server, virtual 
> >hosting web server, alternate email server and newspaper 
> library. The 
> >processors run at about 40 Mhz, but the four of them 
> together make for a 
> >pretty responsive system.
> >
> >As far as I know, it is only supposed to run up to 2.5.1.
> >
> >I'd like one for my house, where are you located?
> 
> Don't know if they all are, but my 690 MP requires 220V, 
> which means you
> can't just plug it in any old place.  Of course, what is really more
> important, a computer or a clothes dryer? :-)  Because My wife doesn't
> agree I still haven't turned mine on. 
>  Does anyone know if Linux supports SMP on Sparcs, and if so what
> processor is minnimum?
> 
> "The Microsoft Virtual Machine is no longer supported by Microsoft."
> http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ie/ie45faq.htm
> hmmm....
> 
> 
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