Operating Systems > Linux and UNIX

Downloading NVIDIA drivers!

(1/4) > >>

Agent007:
hi,

Am using Redhat7.3. What is the meaning of SMP and uni-processor? I went to dl the nvidia

driver from http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_1.0-2960

and dont know which driver  to dl for Redhat7.3, SMP or U-P? Also what is the difference

between 386 and 586? Can the same software be used for both?


pls help
thanks,
007

KernelPanic:
SMP = Symmetric Multiprocessing
UP = Uni-Processor, ie ONE

So, I am guessing you have one CPU in which case you need the uni-processor one.
If you needed SMP you would already know about it..

Agent007:
Thanks for the quick reply. Btw, whats the diff between 386, 586, 686

flap:
You probably want the 386 UP driver. A 686 kernel is optimised for a 686-class cpu and, as far as I know, the default Red Hat installation is always i386. A kernel built for i386 will run on anything higher than that, but an i686 kernel won't run on a 386.

On the other hand, the safe bet is to get the source rpm and build the driver from that. You'll need to do that anyway if you ever want to build your own kernel.

KernelPanic:
i386 = Intel 80386 CPU
i486 = Intel 80486 CPU
i586 = Intel 80586 aka Pentium Class CPU
i686 = Intel 80686 aka Pentium II Class CPU

[ September 10, 2002: Message edited by: Tux ]

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page