Need info on both my cores for AMD X2 +4400
BACKGROUND:
I am using Ubuntu Jauty in a VM(VMWare), for the purpose of learning and to see if the OS can see and utilize both cores of an
AMD 64 X2 +4400. In Windows XP Home the Device Manager sees and applies the right drivers for this CPU. I have two processor devices listed and the "ACPI Multiprocessor PC" listed properly. However, the OS doesn't utilize both cores, stating in "PC Wizard" and other utilities, that I need to enable the second core. My BIOS is identifying the CPU and has no such "enable" mechanism. I have tried a number of non destructive fixes. In Task Manager, it only shows one graph for the CPU usage. I noticed that Ubuntu also only shows one graph for CPU usage. I am about to upgrade from XP Home to XP Professional, to see if I can get a HAL rebuild going.
I was hoping to find that Ubuntu would see AND utilize both cores. I have made sure of the Kernel and that it was generic. I am using the 64-bit Ubuntu 9.04 and I installed it as a guest OS from the ISO file. I hope to install Ubuntu permanantly and use it regularly. Uuntil then I can get more productive. May switch altogether.
QUESTION(S):
How can i be sure that I am using both cores? Is there any more extensive system info applications for Ubuntu that I can download?
I am not acclimated to getting around in Ubuntu, so, I will be heavy into the docs.
Thank you,
Ben Curtis
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