Daniel Moyne wrote: > Apparently "apic" mode is not on with kernels 2.6.9 and 2.6.10 ; is there any > option to be passed through GRUB to get this installed should we agree that > these kernels have "apic" modules integrated ? Well, the *smp kernels should have it on. I believe that it's "not on" (in uniprocessor) as in "it's not compiled in" as in "there's no code to enable". It's not available as a module: it's too low-level inside the kernel. Either install and use a SMP kernel, or roll you own. James. -- James Wilkinson | "Now I've got the bead on you with MY disintegrating Exeter Devon UK | gun. And when it disintegrates, it disintegrates. E-mail address: james | (pulls trigger) Well, what you do know, @westexe.demon.co.uk | it disintegrated." -- Daffy Duck