Re: [Vectorlinux-devel] VLdynamite locking up using ATI driver.

[Jose J. R. <jo...@gm...>]

On 9/5/06, Jose J. Rodriguez <jo...@gm...> wrote:
> On 9/5/06, nig...@ju... <nig...@ju...> wrote:
> > No problem, Joe. I'm better at testing and complaining than fixing, so
> >  I'm just glad y'all put up with me.
> >
> > I tried the patch that Uel pointed out and saw no improvement.
> >
> > I have yet to notice any difference in speed when running HT on any OS.
> > Turning it off is no sacrifice for me personally, but maybe we should
> > keep a non-smp kernel available in the repository for those cases where
> > it may be of help?
> >
>
> I wonder if a simple kernel parameter given in lilo might do it? I'll
> investigate...
>

Found it! Can you try one of these?:

The `nosmp' Argument:
Use of this option will tell a SMP kernel on a SMP machine to operate
single processor.  Typically only used for debugging and determining
if a particular problem is SMP related.

The `maxcpus=' Argument:
The number given with this argument limits the maximum number of CPUs
activated in SMP mode.  Using a value of 0 is equivalent to the nosmp
option.

Regards,
Joe1962