Bootup freezes at "Starting up..."

[Michael Peek]

Flynn, Steve (L & P - IT) wrote:
> Have you tried booting by forcing the kernel to just use one of the
> processors on the problem machine - this may assist in narrowing down
> the real issue. It's been a long time but "NOSMP" rings a bell.
>   

Yes!  That did it, it now boots.

...But what does that mean?  Is there a way to get my other CPU back 
online and still use this kernel?

Michael