----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ben Boulanger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 10:01 PM Subject: Re: SMP kernels?
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > In a message dated: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 17:55:56 EDT > Ben Boulanger said: > > >> Interesting... Here's mine (only showing 1 cpu): > > > >Yep, doesn't look like SMP support is on.. As I recall, I just recompiled > >the kernel with SMP support, I don't remember anything tricky (other than > >making grub recognize it, getting fed up with grub and going back to > >lilo:)) > > Hmmm, I wonder if the second CPU isn't seated properly. I recently > had this system in pieces on the floor and re-assembled it. I wonder > if I didn't re-seat the CPU correctly. > When you boot, (with an Award BIOS for Intel at least, ) you get either ",1 CPUS" or ",2 CPUS" appearing on POST right after the memory test is complete. If you get the first message, then your second CPU is either not working or not inserted correctly. > The funny thing is that things on this system seem amazingly fast > compared to the 2.4.16 kernel I was running before?!!! > - -- > I think the newly rewritten VMM is effective with 2.4.17, correct? So that may be part of the speed increase you are seeing. Rich Cloutier President, C*O SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES www.sysupport.com ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
