Need help! Intel Atom 330 activate second core

[9w2ecg]

Greetings!

 

I purchased intel atom 330 D945GCLF2 motherboard, and after reading a lot of thread in this forum, I install the kalyway , It runs smoothly.

while `i check the system profiler, the result turns out weird,

 

Model Name: Mac Pro

Model Identifier: MacPro3,1

Processor Name: Intel Core Duo

Processor Speed: 1.6 GHz

Number Of Processors: 0

Total Number Of Cores: 1

L2 Cache: 512 KB

Memory: 2 GB

Bus Speed: 533 MHz

 

I don't know why the number of processor is 0 and why the core is only 1. I search around in googles and can't see any solutions to activate the second core. anyone have the same problem? any solution for this? Thanks in advanced for those who know how to activate the second core.

[realityiswhere]

Check the following file " /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist " and see if it has

 

<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>cpus=1</string>

in it.

[9w2ecg]

Check the following file " /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist " and see if it has

 

<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>cpus=1</string>

in it.

 

Hi,

thanks for your reply. Yes, its in the plist,

 

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string>cpus=1</string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>5</string>

</dict>

</plist>

 

May I know what should I do next?

should I delete the string

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string>cpus=1</string>

and then save and reboot?

[realityiswhere]

1. First, (and always when doing things you're not sure of) backup the original and place it somewhere.

 

2. Then drag the com.apple.Boot.plist to the desktop.

 

3. open it up using the textedit program.

 

4. remove only the 'cpus=1' bit, don't remove the on either side of it.

 

5. save the file again.

 

6. drag the modified file back into /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ and give it the permission to overwrite the original, and it will ask for your password, give it, and it will drop in.

 

7. repair system permissions with the following terminal commands:

 

cd /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/
sudo chown root:wheel com.apple.Boot.plist
sudo chmod 644 com.apple.Boot.plist

 

then reboot and it should be on 2 cores

[9w2ecg]

1. First, (and always when doing things you're not sure of) backup the original and place it somewhere.

 

2. Then drag the com.apple.Boot.plist to the desktop.

 

3. open it up using the textedit program.

 

4. remove only the 'cpus=1' bit, don't remove the <string> on either side of it.

 

5. save the file again.

 

6. drag the modified file back into /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ and give it the permission to overwrite the original, and it will ask for your password, give it, and it will drop in.

 

7. repair system permissions with the following terminal commands:

 

cd /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/
sudo chown root:wheel com.apple.Boot.plist
sudo chmod 644 com.apple.Boot.plist

 

then reboot and it should be on 2 cores

 

 

 

Hi,

 

Thanks a lot for the useful instructions , I'm running dual core now! thanks !

[UnaClocker]

I see 4 cores thanks to the hyperthreading, on my Atom330 machine. You should try the iATKOS 5i distro, everything "just works" right out of the box.

[realityiswhere]

Could also just be a matter of enabling hyperthreading in the BIOS lol.

[UnaClocker]

That's not an option on this board's BIOS.

[vadimr]

I installed the iATKOS 5i and the video is not working and I'm seeing the number of cores as 3.

[don123]

I installed the iATKOS 5i and the video is not working and I'm seeing the number of cores as 3.

[SiGoTuri]

I'm running iAtkos updated to 10.5.6 using Netkas method on a D945GCLF2 MoBo.

 

System Profiler Hardware overview says:

 

Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,1

Processor Name: Intel® Atom CPU 330 @

Processor Speed: 1.6 GHz

Number Of Processors: 1

Total Number Of Cores: 2

 

com.apple.Boot.plist as follows:

 

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string></string>

<key>Boot Graphics</key>

<string>Yes</string>

<key>Quiet Boot</key>

<string>No</string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>5</string>

 

IceClean Profiler says:

2 processors are physically available.

4 processors are logically available.

Processor type: i486 (Intel 80486)

Processors acive: 0 1 2 3

 

xBench 1.3 thinks system is MacBookAir1,1

 

xBench Results 50.44 (51.13 with Quartz turned on)

 

Is System Profiler result a purely cosmetic thing or is the system running only on one of the processors? What are your xBench scores?

 

Any suggestions how to make the system recocnise all 4 cores?