Messages in this thread | | | From | "Grover, Andrew" <> | Subject | RE: P4 3.06Ghz Hyperthreading with 2.4.20? | Date | Thu, 20 Mar 2003 09:11:10 -0800 |
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> From: James Wright [mailto:james@jigsawdezign.com] > So i can apply the ACPI patch to 2.4.20, and it will work, > even though my motherboard BIOS > doesn't provide the MPS table?
Yes, because ACPI uses a different table.
> Do i still need to use > "acpismp=force" option?
Nope.
> What do you mean > by *configuring* acpi
Configuring it into your kernel, presumably, using make menuconfig.
> do i need the "acpid" or other > resources, than just enabling it?
Nope, all the SMP detection stuff is in the kernel.
Regards -- Andy
> > Thanks, > James > > > On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 18:50:59 -0800 > "Nakajima, Jun" <jun.nakajima@intel.com> wrote: > > > You need to apply the ACPI patch: > http://sourceforge.net/projects/acpi and *configure* APIC. > > > > The 2.4 kernel depends on the MPS table for all but logical > processors. If MPS table is not present, it will fall back to UP. > > > > Thanks, > > Jun > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: James Wright [mailto:james@jigsawdezign.com] > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 5:34 PM > > > To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > > Subject: P4 3.06Ghz Hyperthreading with 2.4.20? > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I have kernel 2.4.20 with a single P4 3.06Ghz CPU and > Asus P4G8X > > > motherboard > > > (with the Intel E7205) Chipset. I have enabled > Hyperthreading in the BIOS > > > options, > > > compiled in SMP & ACPI support, and also tried adding > "acpismp=force" to > > > my lilo > > > kernel cmdline, but it just doesn't seem to detect the > second Logical CPU. > > > My > > > current theory is that this is bcos Linux expects the > motherboard to be an > > > SMP > > > item (as with the Xeon boards) but this board is a Single > processor board, > > > ansd > > > doesn't have an MP table, but the cpu info is held in the > ACPI tables.?!? > > > > > > I have tried installing 2.5.65 but can't get past the > compile due to > > > compile-time > > > errors... Is this a known problem? SHall i just disable > Hyperthreading > > > until a new > > > kernel release? > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > James > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-kernel" in > > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-kernel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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