I'm using a Duron, and though CPU detection is incorrect in that it detects the CPU as an AMD Athlon, it still works fine I have no idea why it's detecting a P3 for you though, that's bizarre. Just thought i would confirm that it does work with Duron chips. Wow, that's one heck of a system you've got there too. On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Helsby, James wrote: > Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 12:25:05 -0700 > From: "Helsby, James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [expert] 7.2 Install causes segfault > > I have been trying to install Mandrake 7.2 on one of my systems. But every > time, I run into the same snag. The system will install just fine, even the > boot-loader will be installed correctly. But, the system will seg-fault on > the ramdisk image. It will get as far as to try to match up the CPU type. > The last message before segfault, states that it is trying to disable the > cpuid numbers. This is a Duron system, and doesn't use cpuid numbers. In > talking with various people, they all concluded that the kernel is some how > thinking that the cpu is a P3, and trying to disable it through p3 routines. > Does anyone have any idea how to work around this? I was told that it is a > restriction of the kernel, that it doesn't handle the AMD chip very well. > Anyone else had an experience like this? I have since installed redhat 7.0 > (which uses kernel 2.2.16). This installed without any hiccups. The Mandrake > kernel is 2.2.17-mdk21. A newer kernel version. I would like to use > mandrake, since this is more of a desktop system than a server. Any help > would be great. Stats are below. > > Cheers, > James. > > AMD Duron 700 > Asus A7V MB > 1Gb Memory (2x 512mb 133mhz cas2 ECC) > ATI raedon 64ddr AGP > Voodoo3 3000 PCI > 2 60Gb ata100 7200rpm > 2 80Gb ata66 7200rpm > 12x DVD-ROM > 12x CDRW > Intel pro/100+ > Intel pro/1000+ (gigabit, optical) > SOUNDblaster live x-gamer > > > There's plenty of semicolons to go around
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