linux-kernel - Re: Dual cores on Core2Duo not detected?

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Message-ID: <Pine.BSO.4.64.0611130749530.21533@ref.nmedia.net>
Date:	Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:51:09 -0800 (PST)
From:	Shaun Q <shaun@...hink.com>
To:	Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Dual cores on Core2Duo not detected?

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006, Mark Lord wrote:

> 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?
>
> CPU type is set to Pentium-4 or Pentium-M ?  (either works here).
>
I'm not getting the CPU Type options here, just the "Processor Family" 
which is set to Intel EM64T.  I think the CPU type options are only 
available if I create a 32-bit kernel instead of the 64-bit one I'm 
working on here.

Thanks!
Shaun
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