After adding an extra CPU to vmware guest it doesn't boot up and freezes at udev 441 mode

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Issue

  • After adding an extra CPU to vmware guest it doesn't boot up and freezes at udev 441 mode.
  • System does not boot at "starting udev."

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 for x86
  • VMware ESX 4.0, 4.1

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