On Friday 20 December 2002 05:25 pm, Thing wrote: > dmesg does not detect the second cpu, yet the bios does and init's it. > > cat/proc/interrupts shows 1, ditto cpuinfo > > Ive compiled my own kernel, still the same, I have 2 such boxes both only > see one, ive swapped cpu1 into slot 0 and booted fine, so the hardware > seems OK. > > this suggests a "common" problem across the hardware > > regards > > Steven > > On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 13:58, dave mallery wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 21, 2002 at 11:52:39AM +1300, Thing wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have 2 of these running dual p2-450 cpus, the problem is on neither > > > machine cat /proc/cpuinfo shows the second cpu, ive swapped the cpu's > > > about and booted with 1 cpu at at time and the server still boots so > > > this suggests the hardware / cpus are fine. > > > > > > anybody know a fix? > > > > > > Im using standard smp debian kernels, eg > > > > > > apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-686-smp > > > > three things to look at: > > > > does the bios announce that it sees 2? > > the beginning of dmesg from boot up: reams of stuff about each one > > the output of top or ps: > > > > 3 root 19 19 0 0 0 SWN 0.0 0.0 0:00 > > ksoftirqd_CPU0 4 root 19 19 0 0 0 SWN 0.0 0.0 0:00 > > ksoftirqd_CPU1 5 root 18 19 0 0 0 SWN 0.0 0.0 0:00 > > ksoftirqd_CPU2 6 root 18 19 0 0 0 SWN 0.0 0.0 0:00 > > ksoftirqd_CPU3 > > > > good luck > > > > dave
Does the bios give you a choice between MPS versions. Linux doesn't support one of the two versions of MPS (1.1 or 1.4?), which in my dual proc box exhibited the same symptoms, not a Compaq though. -- Greg Madden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
