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    Dual CPU system only one CPU listed, high usage ?

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      ugob
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      I don't know.  Mine runs a SMP box, and uses 2 CPUs

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        Matts
        last edited by

        Strange issue indeed.

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          Matts
          last edited by

          I have still found no reason for this ONE CPU install.

          I have installed the 1.2BETA1 version and upgraded directly to the latest snapshot from 06-06-2007.

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            razor2000
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            I have still found no reason for this ONE CPU install.

            I have installed the 1.2BETA1 version and upgraded directly to the latest snapshot from 06-06-2007.

            Proper SMP setups in pfsense will show 2 cpus (or more).  Someone not too long ago (about 5 week) had the same issue you were having.  If I can ask, is your machine a clone or a brand-name server like Compaq?  In the previous scenario, the user had a Compaq and had to update his firmware.  Once done, both cpu's were detected.  Maybe the same will apply to you.

            The link to the thread from last month:

            http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,4790.0.html

            Good luck!

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              Matts
              last edited by

              Thanks !

              I have 2 the same compaqs with the same BIOS, I just checked and one system has 2CPU's detected and one system just one.

              The system with 2 CPU's detected has failed on a reboot so I will check this today evening and update that one directly to the latest version from yesterday because SSH was reachable but HTTPS didn't anymore and firewall-rules that allowed connection were actually blocking them… so HTTPS did not work.

              I hope this is also solved in the latest version.

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                Matts
                last edited by

                The system that had 2 CPU's listed with "dmesg | grep cpu"  now has also listed only one CPU.

                I don't get it why this happens when the BIOS shows 2 CPU's.

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                  Matts
                  last edited by

                  Still the same issue with 1.2 RC1

                  Can it be that this is a FreeBSD + Compaq Hardware Issue ?

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                    shreckbull
                    last edited by

                    2x P3 700MHz (fsb 100)
                    Intel 440 chipsets séries
                    4x 256 MB PC100 ECC Reg
                    2x Intel Pro 100/S
                    1x 3com 3C905c

                    
                    # dmesg | grep cpu
                    cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID:  0
                    cpu1 (AP): APIC ID:  1
                    cpu0 on motherboard
                    cpu1 on motherboard
                    
                    

                    No problem i think with my platform and Pfsense 1.0.1, 1.2b1 and now, 1.2b2 …

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                      agismaniax
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                      same problem, i have single p4 3ghz with hyperthreading is activated on BIOS.
                      pfsense 1.2RC1 and 1.0.1 freeze when probing acpi0: <a m="" i="" oemrsdt="">on ASUS P4P800-E motherboard.

                      no result after i load default BIOS config.  now i can't use that hardware for pfsense. why? ??? ??? ???</a>

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                        agismaniax
                        last edited by

                        problem is solved after i upgrade the BIOS. my case is closed for now.  ;D

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