Mandrake comes with a smp kernel (multi processor kernel). Maybe give that a try, see how it is setup, then try and emulate that. It may take longer to learn it, but you will gain experience dealing with multiple CPU's. I haven't used a dual CPU system so I don't really know, just an idea.
Quoting Andrew Tuson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I have built a twin 1GHz P111 box, using an Abit VP6 motherboard. I > installed Mandrake 8.2, and followed the HowTo to rebuild the kernel > with multiprocessor support. > > When the machine boots up, the initial boot screen shows that 2 CPUs > are present, and using dmesg to view the Linux boot text I get the report: > > Intel MultiProcessor Specification v1.1 > Virtual Wire compatibility mode. > OEM ID: OEM00000 Product ID: PROD00000000 APIC at: 0xFEE00000 > Processor #0 Pentium(tm) Pro APIC version 17 > Processor #1 Pentium(tm) Pro APIC version 17 > I/O APIC #2 Version 17 at 0xFEC00000. > Processors: 2 > > A liitle further down it shows the first processor being initialized, but > not > the second. > > After logging in, > > cat /proc/cpuinfo > > only shows one CPU. > > Does anyone know what my problem is, and how I can coach Linux to > recognize my second COU. > > All help gratefully received. > > Andrew Tuson > > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/
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