Re: [SLUG] CPUs

["Martin Visser" <martinvisser99@xxxxxxxxx>]

As this is a message from the future, Aug 29, 2007 12:09 AM, I am hoping my
response is still relevant ;-)

While it is possible that your kernel might have extension specfic
instruction for the Athlon that aren't in the Sempron it is unlikely.
(Ubuntu certainly has a unified kernel - not sure about Slackware).

I hazard a guess that your problem might be due to a speed up in the CPU
that is affecting memory access. Try booting a live cd that has memtest86+
on it and check that your memory is still working as it should. (Ubuntu
livecds have this, or you can download a single-purpose ISO from
http://www.memtest.org/)

You might want to check that your BIOS memory settings aren't locked in to
particular timings either.

Regards, Martin

On 8/29/07, Malcolm Johnston <drmjj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Is there any reason that anybody can think of as to why I cannot install
> an
> AMD Sempron in place of an ageing (but otherwise satisfactory) AMD Athlon.
> Could a change in the video card cause problems (kernel panic at that).
>
> All opinions, however hedged, or, for that matter, however bigotted, would
> be
> welcome.  The Linux distribution I am running is Slackware 11, and there
> were
> no major problems installing that on the Athlon.
>
> In anticipation, thanks for what you can get around to contributing.
>
> Cheers,
> Malcolm Johnston
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Regards, Martin

Martin Visser