have only smp kernel, need up kernel

[Matthew Miller]

On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 03:49:17PM -0500, Michael Hennebry wrote:
> > > When I installed FC5 last night, it only gave me an smp kernel.
> > > How do I get a up kernel?
> > As root, or via sudo, "yum install kernel".
> I don't need to specifically ask for a uniprocessor kernel?

In FC5 and before, the package named just "kernel" is UP and "kernel-smp" is
SMP. (As mentioned elsewhere recently, starting in FC6, they're all SMP.)
Make sure you also edit /etc/sysconfig/kernel to match so future defaults
are what you want.


> I'm running in rescue/read-only mode
> to keep what I've got from destroying my files.
> What do I need to make writeable for yum to work?

To install a new kernel? Well, at minimum, the / partition for /boot and
/lib, and /var/cache/yum for yum to work. Possibly more.

> > Does the lockup still occur if you disable hyperthreading in the BIOS?
> I can't figure out how to get to the BIOS.
> When I push the reset button, a lot of stuff goes by
> before I see the grub screen.
> Neither Esc, F1, F12, Pause/Break nor anything else I've
> tried gets me to the BIOS screen.

Del and F2 are also common.

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