1To set up SMP 2 3Configure the kernel and answer Y to CONFIG_SMP. 4 5If you are using LILO, it is handy to have both SMP and non-SMP 6kernel images on hand. Edit /etc/lilo.conf to create an entry 7for another kernel image called "linux-smp" or something. 8 9The next time you compile the kernel, when running a SMP kernel, 10edit linux/Makefile and change "MAKE=make" to "MAKE=make -jN" 11(where N = number of CPU + 1, or if you have tons of memory/swap 12 you can just use "-j" without a number). Feel free to experiment 13with this one. 14 15Of course you should time how long each build takes :-) 16Example: 17 make config 18 time -v sh -c 'make clean install modules modules_install' 19 20If you are using some Compaq MP compliant machines you will need to set 21the operating system in the BIOS settings to "Unixware" - don't ask me 22why Compaqs don't work otherwise. 23