Core Duo SMP Support issue

[Leonard Chatagnier]

Hello Sam,
Not an expert, but I have a new AMD64_X2 cpu and
installed the X86_64 package rather than an i686
packages. SMP(SymetricMultiprocessors) indicates dual
processor or core operation and should work for a dual
core processor or simulated on a 64 bit processor. You
might try the X86_64 package as it was coded
specifically for the dual core cpu.
If I'm wrong, Derek or some other expert, will chime
in and correct me.  Good luck on you problem.
Also, googling your error message brings several
ubuntu hits on the subject. You may find something to
help there.
Len
--- Sam Currie <sam.currie at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have now upgraded to 2.6.24-18-generic and I'm
> still having no luck
> getting my second core online.
> 
> Can anyone shed any light on this problem please?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> -Sam
> 
> 2008/6/3 Sam Currie <sam.currie at gmail.com>:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I'm sorry if this has been covered, but I've been
> Googling for a good
> > two hours now and I'm yet to find a solution.
> >
> > My problem is that I have noticed by Ubuntu 8.04
> install is only using
> > one core of my T5500 1.6 GHz CPU.  My machine is a
> Sony VGN-SZ32GP.
> > After some hunting I found the following
> interesting message from
> > dmesg, "SMP alternatives: switching to UP code".
> >
> > I can offer the following diagnostic info:
> >
> > A 'uname -a' spits out:
> > Linux sony-lappy 2.6.24-17-generic #1 SMP Thu May
> 1 14:31:33 UTC 2008
> > i686 GNU/Linux
> >
> > A 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' spits out:
> > processor       : 0
> > vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
> > cpu family      : 6
> > model           : 15
> > model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU        
> T5500  @ 1.66GHz
> > stepping        : 6
> > cpu MHz         : 1000.000
> > cache size      : 2048 KB
> > physical id     : 0
> > siblings        : 1
> > core id         : 0
> > cpu cores       : 1
> > fdiv_bug        : no
> > hlt_bug         : no
> > f00f_bug        : no
> > coma_bug        : no
> > fpu             : yes
> > fpu_exception   : yes
> > cpuid level     : 10
> > wp              : yes
> > flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce
> cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov
> > pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht
> tm pbe nx lm
> > constant_tsc up arch_perfmon pebs bts pni monitor
> ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3
> > cx16 xtpr lahf_lm
> > bogomips        : 3337.74
> > clflush size    : 64
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas?  I put Ubuntu on to
> replace Vista which
> > was running like a dog.  Ubuntu has been very
> speedy and I can't wait
> > to unlock my second core!
> >
> > Thank you for you help.
> >
> > -Sam
> >
> 
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Leonard Chatagnier
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