On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 09:41:15AM -0700, Slackware wrote: > > I know this G4 has 2 cpu's, as I checked it under osX before hosing the > system for Linux. > But only one cpu showing up in /proc. > Limited disk space as it doesn't like my pc scsi cards to boot, only will > boot off of an old mac scsi > with a 2 gig drive. So still hacking the fs to allow bigger system. > Is the kernel only built for one cpu with PPC? Check the linux-image package you have installed. If it ends in "powerpc" and not "powerpc-smp", you probably have the wrong one. You can install the "powerpc-smp" variant to use more than one CPU; there's really no reason not to. As always, remember not to uninstall the old kernel package while that kernel is running. -- brian m. carlson / brian with sandals: Houston, Texas, US +1 832 623 2791 | http://www.crustytoothpaste.net/~bmc | My opinion only OpenPGP: RSA v4 4096b: 88AC E9B2 9196 305B A994 7552 F1BA 225C 0223 B187
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