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SMP compile a success, so why not using both CPU?

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Jul 10, 2001
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Hi, and thanks in advance for your help.

I've got a dual PPro machine on a SuperMicro P6DNF board.
I've also converted an old 486 TeamServer to take the above board, the idea is to build a cheap fileserver, and use Samba. I have RH 7.1.

I really want to use both processors, so I've recomiled linux with SMP support and switching off APM support.
'make bzImage' completes OK, but 'make modules' ALWAYS throws back a list of errors. Even so, the recomiled linux's start OK...... but when I check /proc/cpuinfo I only ever see the one processor?

I hope someone can help, is it a case of the kernel autodetecting and using both cpu's? and if so, could there be a problem in the way the board is rigged?

Hope somone can help....

Cheers
Mixed Linux/Win2000 Network Administrator
 
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