On debian woody and gentoo 2005.0 they recognized the second processor on my
server during the installation process; but they still installed a non-SMP
kernel. Just as a general rule though I have always gone through the process
of building my own kernels for SMP rigs for 'tuning'.

ymmv

Rudy

On 6/27/06, Dennis Kibbe <dennisk@linuxquestions.net> wrote:
>
> On Tuesday 27 June 2006 07:27, Kurt Granroth wrote:
> > On Monday 26 June 2006 23:10, Alan Dayley wrote:
> > > I must be tired since I can't seem to find the answer to this obvious
> > > question.
> > >
> > > If the computer has more than one CPU will an SMP kernel be installed
> > > automatically?
> > >
> > > The answer is probably "Depends."  As in, it depends if the distro
> being
> > > installed comes with an SMP kernel.
> > >
> > > Follow up then: If it does not automatically install SMP, how does one
> > > get to an SMP kernel?
> > >
> > > BTW, the distro involved in this specific case is OpenSUSE 10.1.
> >
> > Huh... I would have *thought* that it would be automatic but I can't
> find
> > any reference to it.  I also don't have a ready SMP box to test on.
> >
> > That said, it's easy enough to switch kernels.  Assuming you haven't
> > switched to 'apt', 'yum', or 'smart', here's how to do it:
> >
> > 1. YaST -> Software -> Software Management
> > 2. Search for 'kernel-smp'.  Click and install
> > 3. YaST -> System -> Boot Loader
> > 4. Change the smp kernel to be the default
>
> Before you change kernels try grepping the config file in /boot.
>
> Example:
>
> dennisk@stardancer:/boot$ grep -i smp config-ide-2.4.32
> # CONFIG_SMP is not set
>
> Dennisk
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