[rhn-users] RHEL AS 2.1 and dual-core systems

[Greg Forte]

Eric wrote:
> I've just installed rhel as 2.1 on an xseries 366 server which has 4 
> supposably dual-core xeon cpu's.  When I boot with the 2.4.9-e57smp 
> kernel all I see is 4 cpu's rather than 8.  So I'm wondering if the 
> 2.4.9 kernel which comes with rhel as 2.1 supports dual core systems and 
> if so, why is it not showing 4 cores?

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_85_8079.shtm

'fraid it's bad news.

-g