:-/ Ok, here's a dumb ? (I used to know this answer), how do I rebuild
the SRPM of the kernel for a i686? Someone had posted instructions a week
ago or so, but I lost them in reinstalling linux :-/ TIA...
Daniel McKee
On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, ja connor wrote:
>
> I did a quick search again (I did one when I ran into
> the problem)- the difference is major in the way the
> T-bird's L2 cache is implemented - refer to
> http://www.trainwrecker.com/Reviews/Tbird/TBirdKA71.htm
>
> .... Many were shocked and annoyed when AMD announced
> that the "Athlon� processor featuring
> performance-enhancing on-chip L2 cache memory," AKA
> Thunderbird, had compatibility issues with VIA's
> KX-133 chipset. The Slot A form factor model would
> only be officially supported by AMD's own 750
> "Irongate" chipset and would be shipped exclusively to
> OEM's and in limited quantities. VIA would have to
> address the issue in their upcoming KT-133 chipset,
> and users intending to upgrade have to "migrate" to
> the Socket A form factor.
> ......
>
>
>
> --- root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hmmmmm... I believe you, it was just my
> > understanding that both the Slot-A
> > Athlons and the Socket-A T-Birds (Athlons) were both
> > 7x86 gen cpus.... :-/
> >
> > Daniel McKee
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, ja connor wrote:
> >
> > > A Thunderbird really is "Not" and Athlon! At least
> > 1
> > > transistor someplace is different. By the way
> > boxed
> > > Redhat 6.2 would run not run on early Thunderbirds
> > > either but would run Athlons. I do not know why -
> > I
> > > just used my Intel box instead :(.
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Daniel McKee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > I had to modify his directions, but i kinda got
> > it
> > > > to work...It's still
> > > > insisting on building a .i686 rpm not a .athlon
> > > > RPM.... I figured out how to
> > > > force a .athlon RPM, but when I go to install
> > it, I
> > > > get "incompatable
> > > > architecture"... ??? I got a Socket A 1GHz
> > > > Thunderbird, if that's not a
> > > > Athlon, I don't know what is...lol
> > > >
> > > > Anyhow, can someone jump in and help [us] out?
> > Is
> > > > Mandrake not Athlon savvy
> > > > yet or ?? Why is my system a i686 instead of a
> > > > "Athlon"??? And, before
> > > > someone goes jumping my back about "its the same
> > > > thing" go look in
> > > > /usr/src/RPM/RPMS and you'll see a "athlon"
> > > > directory and a "i686"
> > > > directory... Why the Athlon directory then??
> > TIA
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Daniel McKee
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 9:38 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Cooker] rebuilding the kernel rpm
> > for
> > > > a athlon based system...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > root wrote:
> > > > > > Hi, someone about a week ago posted some
> > > > directions on how to rebuild
> > > > the
> > > > > > kernel srpm to be optimized for a athlon
> > > > cpu...can you please repost the
> > > > > > directions??? TIA
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Daniel McKee
> > > > > i followed it verbatim and it didn't work for
> > > > me...:-(
> > > > > --
> > > > > pax
> > > > > -m-
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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