On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 04:06:52PM +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > Forwarded from the Beowulf list - anybody here got any clue?
Umm, this is about a Xeon? That's x86, not ia64. Also, there's no discernable information in this report. > ----- Forwarded message from Per Lindstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- > > Envelope-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Per Lindstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Andrew M.A. Cater" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Beowulf] Linux 2.4 vs 2.6 AND ia64 vs amd64 > X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 > List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > List-Subscribe: <http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf>, > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > List-Id: Discussion of topics related to Beowulf clusters > <beowulf.beowulf.org> > List-Unsubscribe: <http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf>, > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > List-Archive: <http://www.beowulf.org/pipermail/beowulf/> > > I have experienced some problems to compile SMP support for the > 2.6.1-kernel on my Intel Xeon based workstation: > M.B: Intel SE7505VB2 ATX PCI, FSB 533MHz > Chipset: Intel 7505 > CPU: 2 pcs Intel 2,8GHz Xeon, 512kB L2 cache 533FSB > RAM: 2GB DDR SDRAM PC2100 Reg ECC exp. till 8GB > Graph: GeForce FX 5200 128MB > > The SMP support works fine all the way up to kernel 2.4.22 but when > there is stop for the XEON. > > The SMP support works fine for the Intel Tualatin workstation all the > way up to kernel 2.4.24 and gives problem on 2.6.1 I have not tested to > build a 2.6.0. > > Please advice if some one have solved this problem. > > Best regards > Per Lindstrom > . > . > Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > >On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 01:39:40PM +0800, Andrew Wang wrote: > > > > > >>http://www.infoworld.com/infoworld/article/04/01/30/05FElinux_1.html > >> > >>2.6 looks very promising, wondering when distributions > >>will include it. > >> > >> > >> > >Debian unstable does today. The new installer for the next release > >of Debian (currently Debian testing) which is in beta test may well > >include a 2.6 kernel option. > > > > > > > >>Also ia64 performance looks bad when compared to Xeon > >>or amd64. Intel switching to amd64 is a good choice > >>;-> > >> > >> > >> > >Newsflash: Severe weather means Hell freezes over, preventing flying > >pigs from taking off :) > > > >IIRC: Since you seem well aware of SPBS / storm - is the newest storm > >release fully free / GPL'd such that I can use it anywhere? > > > >Thanks, > > > >Andy > >_______________________________________________ > >Beowulf mailing list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > >http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- "Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." -- Mark Twain
