[syslinux] Hyperthreaded P4 processor count

[Terry Barnaby]

I have what may be a similar problem with syslinux. As noted previously
in the list if I use apm=power-off on the kernel boot line with syslinux
on an SMP system I get a kernel error message from the apm system.
It seems that there is some issue with syslinux and multiple processors.
This happens on two systems. Lilo and grub are fine.....

In my case Linux comes up and recognises all of the processors though.

Terry
Petro wrote:

>On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 02:32:16PM -0500, Rip Toren wrote:
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>>I have three different live-CD distributions that give me different
>>numbers for the cpu count on this box (Dell P4 2.4GHz).
>>-the Knoppix 3.3 (11-19-03) says 1 processor (no error);
>>-the PHLAK 0.2 distribution say 1 processor (and 1 missing)
>>-the Local Area Security distro says two processors (identicle P4s).
>>Might there be somthing new in 2.0.8 that accounts for this difference. Is 
>>there a switch or whatever that kicks the senond one into play?I would love 
>>to add the 2nd processor (given the kernel is SMPed).
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>    There isn't really anything that syslinux does where a second
>    processor would help. 
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>    It's the linux (or whatever kernel) you boot later that kicks it in. 
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