Hi,

From a friend I got a Compaq Alpha ES45 system with

4 CPUs. Also he gave me the CentOS-Alpha installation CDs.

The CDs are probably recent, but I'm not sure; they have following kernels in the RPMS directory:

kernel-2.6.9-34.EC.alpha.rpm kernel-smp-2.6.9-34.EC.alpha.rpm kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.80.alpha.rpm

(Is this then an up-to-date installation CD set?).

My main question is: can I install CentOS on this system with these CDs, and will it install "out-of-the-box"?

Main concern is the 4 CPUs in this system. Will the kernel-smp RPM automagically activate and use all 4 CPUs?

This is the first time for me to install on an Alpha system. Any help on this respect is highly appreciated.

Thank you! Rob.

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