Re: SMP kernel only recognizes one processor

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 08:30:17AM +0100, David Posada wrote:
> <snip>
> > Nothing weird there, either.  I don't know why only one proc is being
> > turned on.  Can you check your /var/dmesg file and see if both procs are
> > being detected?
> 
> I do not have such file (?)
> 
> [dposada gorilla dposada]$ cat /var/dmesg
> cat: /var/dmesg: No such file or directory
> [dposada gorilla dposada]$ ls /var
> account   cache   crash  empty  gdm       lib    lock  mail     mars_nwe
> nis  preserve  spool  tmp  www
> arpwatch  compaq  db     ftp    kerberos  local  log   mailman  named
> opt  run       state  tux  yp
> [dposada gorilla dposada]$

He meant /var/log/dmesg.

> I ran the survey utility from HP and contact HP-Spain; they say the machine
> (DL380G3) recognized two processors during POST, so this was not their
> problem, but Linux's. Maybe has something to do with the BIOS?
> 
> Thanks much for your help,
> 
> David.
> 
> 
> -- 
> David Posada       
> Departamento de Bioquímica, Genética e Inmunología
> Facultad de Ciencias
> Universidad de Vigo
> Vigo 36200, Spain
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Cheers,
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