Hi, for that you need a kernel that's configured to allow 2 cores to be used. Our default (most used & tested) kernel only supports one core. I think there are some testing packages for smp out there, but I am not sure where.
Regards, Alex > hi, > my old single core system died and i switched to a system that has a > dual core cpu. i did a fresh install of linuxcnc 8.04, but according to > /proc/cpuinfo only one core appears to be utilized. i am not sure why > this is, running the generic kernel, multiple cores are used > automatically. > > i have searched around the linuxcnc wiki a bit but i am confused. i > found mention that adding "isolcpus=1" to the grub file will lock emc to > a single core but nothing explicitly about enabling both cores. > > i am using emc 8.04 ubuntu, so how do i enable both cores of a dual core > (athlon x2) system? > > thanks in advance for the advice/info. > djs > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances! Your > production scanning environment may not be a perfect world - but thanks to > Kodak, there's a perfect scanner to get the job done! With the NEW KODAK > i700 > Series Scanner you'll get full speed at 300 dpi even with all image > processing features enabled. http://p.sf.net/sfu/kodak-com > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.325 / Virus Database: 270.12.21/2102 - Release Date: 05/07/09 05:57:00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances! Your production scanning environment may not be a perfect world - but thanks to Kodak, there's a perfect scanner to get the job done! With the NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanner you'll get full speed at 300 dpi even with all image processing features enabled. http://p.sf.net/sfu/kodak-com _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
