Tim: >> FC5 was installed on this hardware, and it didn't automatically install >> a SMP kernel (no idea if it's supposed to, though). I've installed >> one, but I can't tell any difference. James Wilkinson: > You didn't install the 64 bit version, did you? All FC5 x86-64 kernels > are SMP-enabled (as are all FC6 kernels apart from 32-bit PowerPC). $ rpm -q kernel kernel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 kernel-2.6.17-1.2187_FC5 kernel-2.6.18-1.2200.fc5 As far as I'm aware, this CPU isn't 64 bit. $ cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 15 model : 1 model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.60GHz stepping : 2 cpu MHz : 1600.124 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm up bogomips : 3203.39 -- (Currently testing FC5, but still running FC4, if that's important.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.