Linux and DUal Athlons (was Re: [chat] Warning SWMBO humour)

[Mike MacCana <mikem@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, at IT2001 / Comdex / Networld / Interopt / Interact (yeah, that's
one event) I installed a stock standard Red Hat 7.1 install on an Athlon
MP using the Tyan motherboard, because AMD asked me too :)

Absolutely no problems.

Mike

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	From: 	Matthew Moor <sdmoor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 	Jon Biddell <jon@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: 	slug-chat@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: 	Re: [chat] Warning SWMBO humour
Date: 	07 Nov 2001 15:18:50 +1100	

: P.S. Anyone heard of any problems running dual Athlons with Linux
(or...
gasp... Evilware ??)/??

IIRC, there was some mention of an IO APIC issue a while ago (AMD
implements
it differently to Intel), though I think that was fixed a few kernel
releases ago.

Have a browse through this,
http://www.linuxjournal.com/articles/style/0014.html (Ultimate Linux Box
2001), it deals with building a dual athlon based system.

I'm planning to start purchasing parts for a dual athlon based system
sometime in the near future, also.

Cheers,

Matt