ok thank you very much i ended up changing the default line in Grub ;)

OT: has anyone experience with the TDAQ atlas' triggering software?

On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Alan Bartlett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On 19/05/2009, Mark Stodola <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Alan Bartlett wrote:
>>
>> > On 19/05/2009, Nicola Maggi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> > >  I've been required to start a SLC4 box in Single CPU mode, does anyone
>> > >  know how to do that?
>
>> >
>> > On the kernel line, in your /etc/grub.conf file, append the string
>> > "nosmp" (without the quotes).
>> >
>> > I'm sure that will do what you want.
>> >
>
>>  SL 4 used separate UP and SMP kernels, unlike the unified SL 5.
>>  Your grub.conf should have 2 entries in there, just comment out the ELsmp
>> entry, reorder so it isn't first, or change the default variable.
>
> I missed the "4" of SL 4.  D'oh!  :-)
>
> I'd recommend Mark's last suggestion -- if it's more than a one-off
> situation, change the "default=" line in your grub.conf file.
>
> Alan.
>