Which kernel? - new HD install i386 single core?
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Sorry if this has been answered. I dl'd the "latest" .iso from Server Gurus mirror. At the custom kernel selection I only have three choices: 1.SMP 2.Embedded 3.Developer's. I chose 3.Developer's but not sure if this adds some things I might not want in a production machine.
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SMP kernel is the safe default now.
There hasn't been a UP kernel on 2.0 in years (the Uniprocessor kernel also included SMP and nobody noticed the difference :-)
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Thanks. Obviously, it's unclear for newbs at the installer whether SMP is safe for UP but now I'm unsure if that merits a bug report or not. Also, since I have the dev kernel already and a cloned backup, is it safe for regular use? My machine isn't for a super critical operation but it's nice to not have to worry about something else. So far I only notice some extra messages at the vga output. I have no idea what they mean.
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I would not run on the Dev kernel in production.
Aside from being slower due to increased debugging, it is also more likely to panic if it gets into a situation it doesn't like for any touchy little reason.
