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On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 11:14:22AM -0700, Matt wrote:
> Hello Everybody,
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> I'm new to NetBSD, so please bear with me.
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> After installing NetBSD and configuring it, I realized that it was only=
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> running on one core on my dual core Dell Latitude D820. I recompiled the=
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> kernel with the configurations from the GENERIC_LAPTOP and GENERIC.MP,=20
> thinking it was an issue with the i686 cpu not being used to its full=20
> capacity. Same thing happened, it was only using one core.
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> I also saw in Gnome that the System Monitor only showed one cpu.
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> I was reading around the BSD forums and people said that the SMP kernel=
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> was very experimental, but I'm wondering if it is possible to use it at=
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> all? Could I use the 64bit version instead (highly risky I know)
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> It wouldn't be fun to have a system that I could only use half the=20
> capacity of :P

You want GENERIC.MPACPI.  What NetBSD version are you using, btw?

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Quentin Garnier - cube@cubidou.net - cube@NetBSD.org
"You could have made it, spitting out benchmarks
Owe it to yourself not to fail"
Amplifico, Spitting Out Benchmarks, Hometakes Vol. 2, 2005.

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