On Mon, 12 Oct 1998, Marc Corel wrote:
>I worked with redhat 4.5, and 5.0 with no problem under Pentium and
>other Intel's processor.
>But the real test comes this week: I ll have to install redhat on 2
>PC's"
>one with an AMD K6 processor, and the other with a Cyrix..
>. Cause I know that this could be real pain ( I remember installin
>redhat on a DEC alpha PC..it was hard)...
>
>any advice???
The CPU brand is mostly unimportant from a functional point of
view. In other words, you should be able to use any
Intel/AMD/Cyrix/other brand of x86 chip from any generation
(386/486/5x86/6x86/Pentium/K5/PentiumPro/K6/PentiumII), etc..
I'm typing this on a K6200 right now. What is more important is
the other hardware in the system. All CPU's, Intel and otherwise
have bugs in them. Most bugs are worked around by a software
solution in the kernel itself.
So, don't worry much about the brand of CPU. Personally I favor
AMD chips for their price/performance ratio, and also from my
past experiences with AMD chips.
Make sure that the motherboard you use is a decent one. I'd
spend some time researching different boards, brands, and
especially the chipset.
For starters, stay away from Intel chipsets if going with a
Socket 7 motherboard. Intel chipsets used to dominate the
market, but Intel stopped supporting the Socket 7 after PPro and
Pentium II came out, so their chipsets are "obsolete" compared to
the more modern chipsets. Super 7 boards have replaced Socket 7
now, and they use newer chipsets to put out higher bus speeds,
etc..
Personally, I recommend the AMD K6-2 line of processors for new
systems, and a Super 7 motherboard with an MVP3 chipset. That is
the best bang for the buck IMHO.
If you want to find out a lot about what is available, and
research hardware components, and what is new, etc..
Check out http://www.tomshardware.com
As for the CPU though, don't worry much about problems. Cyrix
processors have had a fair bit of trouble, but supposedly Linux
works around them fairly well now.
Good luck with your decisions,
Take care,
TTYL
--
Mike A. Harris - Computer Consultant - Linux advocate
Linux software galore: http://freshmeat.net
