Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755048AbWKMPwv (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:52:51 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755165AbWKMPwv (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:52:51 -0500 Received: from ref.nmedia.net ([66.39.177.2]:38566 "EHLO ref.nmedia.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755048AbWKMPwv (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:52:51 -0500 Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:52:49 -0800 (PST) From: Shaun Q X-X-Sender: shaun@ref.nmedia.net To: Stephen Clark cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Dual cores on Core2Duo not detected? In-Reply-To: <4558773A.4040803@seclark.us> Message-ID: References: <4558773A.4040803@seclark.us> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1510 Lines: 60 On Mon, 13 Nov 2006, Stephen Clark wrote: > Hi Shaun, > > Someone mentioned some bioses have an entry to enable the second core. > > HTH, > Steve > > Shaun Q wrote: > >> Hi there everyone -- >> >> I'm trying to build a custom kernel for using both cores of my new Core2Duo >> E6600 processor... >> >> I thought this was simply a matter of enabling the SMP support in the >> kernel .config and recompiling, but when the kernel comes back up, still >> only one core is detected. >> >> With the default vanilla text-based SuSE 10.1 install, it does find both >> cores... >> >> Anyone have any pointers for me on what I might be missing? >> >> Thanks! >> Shaun >> - >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >> >> > > > -- > > "They that give up essential liberty to obtain temporary safety, deserve > neither liberty nor safety." (Ben Franklin) > > "The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases." > (Thomas Jefferson) > > > > Thanks Steve :) This bios does have such an entry and it is enabled. Thanks! Shaun - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/