Is this normal?

[cryotek]

Ok to see if you have HT enabled you can do the following:

You can: dmesg |grep CPU if it reports more than 1 cpu, you have HT enabled.

an easier method because dmesg can get cluttered with other system messages such as bad loginsis this: cat /proc/cpuinfo
again if you see 2 CPU's then you have HT enabled.

If you do not have access to your bios because this server is remotly hosted (dedicated server) then your only option is to edit the kernel source and recompile. I suggest you find someone that knows what they are doing and is someone you can trust as they'll need your root password OR sudo access. You'll need to set the kernel ticrate to 1000Hz and just disable SMP.

I also recommend having them upgrade to a 2.6 based kernel.

[rgshadow]

Last login: Tue Mar 20 12:15:29 2007 from cpc2-hava1-0-0-cust929.cos2.cable.ntl.
com
server94:~# dmesg |grep CPU
Processor #0 Unknown CPU [15:4] APIC version 20
Processor #1 Unknown CPU [15:4] APIC version 20
Initializing CPU#0
CPU: Trace cache: 12K uops, L1 D cache: 16K
CPU: L2 cache: 1024K
CPU: After generic, caps: bfebfbff 00000000 00000000 00000000
CPU: Common caps: bfebfbff 00000000 00000000 00000000
CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz stepping 09
enabled ExtINT on CPU#0
..... CPU clock speed is 2992.5623 MHz.
CPU0<T0:1995040,T1:997520,D:0,S:997520,C:1995040>
server94:~#


The company says HT is enabled by default.. Could this be the problem?

[BaNg]

rgshadow Wrote:Linux 2.4.27-3-386 #1 Thu Sep 14 08:44:58 UTC 2006 i686
GNU/Linux

Its a debian machine..

Linux 2.4.27-3-386 theres your low fps. update your kernel champ. even a default upgrade to 2.6.x would improve your fps. search the forum for debian upgrades as i have no clue with debian. so im sorry FreeBSD/Slackware Boy here

[rgshadow]

I know this is a bit of a lazy question but could you look into it for me?

I really don't know much about linux, I tried doing an apt-get update but it didn't update debian itself.

[rgshadow]

apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.5-1-686

Seems to be what other sites are saying seems easy enough o.O

[rgshadow]

server94:~# apt-cache showpkg kernel-image
Package: kernel-image
Versions:

Reverse Depends:
Dependencies:
Provides:
Reverse Provides:
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-386 2.4.27-10sarge4
kernel-image-2.6.8-2-k7-smp 2.6.8-16sarge1
kernel-image-2.6.8-2-k7 2.6.8-16sarge1
kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp 2.6.8-16sarge1
kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 2.6.8-16sarge1
kernel-image-2.6.8-2-386 2.6.8-16sarge1
kernel-image-2.6.8-11-em64t-p4-smp 2.6.8-16sarge1
kernel-image-2.6.8-11-em64t-p4 2.6.8-16sarge1
kernel-image-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8-smp 2.6.8-16sarge1
kernel-image-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8 2.6.8-16sarge1
kernel-image-2.6.8-11-amd64-generic 2.6.8-16sarge1
kernel-image-2.4.27-2-k7-smp 2.4.27-10sarge1
kernel-image-2.4.27-2-k7 2.4.27-10sarge1
kernel-image-2.4.27-2-k6 2.4.27-10sarge1
kernel-image-2.4.27-2-686-smp 2.4.27-10sarge1
kernel-image-2.4.27-2-686 2.4.27-10sarge1
kernel-image-2.4.27-2-586tsc 2.4.27-10sarge1
kernel-image-2.4.27-2-386 2.4.27-10sarge1
kernel-image-2.6.8-3-k7-smp 2.6.8-16sarge6
kernel-image-2.6.8-3-k7 2.6.8-16sarge6
kernel-image-2.6.8-3-686-smp 2.6.8-16sarge6
kernel-image-2.6.8-3-686 2.6.8-16sarge6
kernel-image-2.6.8-3-386 2.6.8-16sarge6
kernel-image-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4-smp 2.6.8-16sarge6
kernel-image-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4 2.6.8-16sarge6
kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8-smp 2.6.8-16sarge6
kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8 2.6.8-16sarge6
kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-generic 2.6.8-16sarge6
kernel-image-2.4.27-speakup 2.4.27-1.1sarge4
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-k7-smp 2.4.27-10sarge5
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-k7 2.4.27-10sarge5
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-k6 2.4.27-10sarge5
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-686-smp 2.4.27-10sarge5
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-686 2.4.27-10sarge5
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-586tsc 2.4.27-10sarge5
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-386 2.4.27-10sarge5

Which one would be the best for my box? I have an Intel P4

Also if I install this through apt-get it is all automated right? I won't shut myself off from ssh? I can't physically touch the keyboard of the server as it is in the datacenter so if I bugger it up, im screwed :/

[furiousV]

I would go for kernel-image-2.6.8-3-686-smp 2.6.8-16sarge6

And before you commit, ensure that the bootloader is properly configured. I once took it for granted that the apt-get would sort it all out, but something didn't quite work out properly and was left without a server for a few hours.

Do some googling before you press enter with restart typed into the console.

[rgshadow]

furiousV Wrote:I would go for kernel-image-2.6.8-3-686-smp 2.6.8-16sarge6

And before you commit, ensure that the bootloader is properly configured. I once took it for granted that the apt-get would sort it all out, but something didn't quite work out properly and was left without a server for a few hours.

Do some googling before you press enter with restart typed into the console.

Bootloader configured?