RE: AMD 1 gig + and Linux

[Scott Stone <SStone@example.com>]

I run my old modified TL6.0 + 2.4.4 kernel hybrid thingy on my new T-bird
just fine.  I have:

1267mhz AMD Athlon-C socket-A processor (266 FSB)
Gigabyte 7DX motherboard (AMD761 northbridge/VIA 686B southbridge) DDR board
256mb PC2100 266mhz DDR ram

runs great.  compiles 2.4.4 (make bzImage && make modules) in 3 min 40 sec.
runs X.  does everything the way it should.  kernel complains that it can't
understand the AGP bus, but it seems to get by with the generic equivalent,
and it runs X really well, so I'm not worried.

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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com>
Senior Technical Consultant - UNIX and Networking
Taos, the Sysadmin Company - Santa Clara, CA


-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Evanish [mailto:glenn@example.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 7:12 AM
To: tlug@example.com
Subject: AMD 1 gig + and Linux


Guys-

I went to Akihabara today planning on upgrading this box to a 1 gig or so
processor.  On getting down there I seemed to remember that there were
issues with running Linux on AMD Athlon processors with certain
motherboards.  So I chickened out and came home and checked Red Hat and
Mandrake's compatibility lists.

They don't offer much information on Socket A motherboards, I'm afraid.

Is there anyone who could take a minute to say "Hey, no sweat.  I run Red
Hat on a 1 gig Athlon with Asus XXX board" or "Stay away from the XX board"
or whatever?  I want to upgrade this machine but it's got to be Linux
compatible.

I'm not an IT pro so no one else to ask...

TIA,

Glenn Evanish


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