P4 HT - should I see two processors in system monitor as with Win XP ?

[Fred Blaise]

w00ps

I think Martin is correct, and that I am wrong.

apt-get install linux-image-2.6.8.1-3-686

... will do it. (is linux-image-686-smp linked to the one above??)

sorry about that

fb


On Sat, 2004-10-02 at 12:39 -0500, Fred Blaise wrote:
> you need to install the SMP kernel in order to take advantage of the
> hyperthreading, or multiple processors. ubuntu comes by default with smp
> disabled.
> 
> run (I am assuming you run Intel processors)
> 
> apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.7-1-686-smp
> 
> Your grub entries will be modified accordingly, and this kernel will be
> your default boot kernel.
> 
> fb.
> 
> On Sat, 2004-10-02 at 18:28 +0100, Ray Banks wrote:
> > It made little sense to me that Windows XP shows 2 processors in taskmanager - but anyway
> > Ubunto shows just the one in system monitor, and just the one as a result of: cat /proc/cpuinfo
> > Is this normal ? The system seems beautifully fast and responsive, no complaints there whatsoever.
> > Faster than Yoper Linux which is claimed to be the fastest out-of-the-box distro
> > 
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