Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-26 Thread Jakob Østergaard
On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 01:18:42AM +0200, Martin Clausen wrote: > On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 01:22:15AM -0400, Mike A. Harris wrote: > > Also, what is a good rock solid SCSI RAID controller? Money is > > no object. Reliability, performance and Linux compatibility are > > though. > > I have very

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-26 Thread Jakob Østergaard
On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 01:18:42AM +0200, Martin Clausen wrote: On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 01:22:15AM -0400, Mike A. Harris wrote: Also, what is a good rock solid SCSI RAID controller? Money is no object. Reliability, performance and Linux compatibility are though. I have very good

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-24 Thread Martin Clausen
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 01:22:15AM -0400, Mike A. Harris wrote: > Also, what is a good rock solid SCSI RAID controller? Money is > no object. Reliability, performance and Linux compatibility are > though. I have very good experiences with the Mylex controllers/drivers! But then again I also

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-24 Thread Andreas Jaeger
Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 01:18:57PM +0300, Ville Herva wrote: > > There's also AthlonLinux http://athlonlinux.org/ and AthlonGCC > > http://athlonlinux.org/agcc/about.shtml, but I have no experience with those > > (I have no Athlon ;( ). > > A warning

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-24 Thread Joseph Carter
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 01:18:57PM +0300, Ville Herva wrote: > There's also AthlonLinux http://athlonlinux.org/ and AthlonGCC > http://athlonlinux.org/agcc/about.shtml, but I have no experience with those > (I have no Athlon ;( ). A warning about agcc, I've discovered that it does not always

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-24 Thread Ville Herva
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 03:33:00AM -0400, you [Tom Leete] claimed: > > The build problen with Athlon+SMP was solved by AA's patch. I had tested a > similar patch on UP over 2.4.0-test and previous 2.4 releases with nary a > problem. > > This may be too experimental for your purposes, but FWIW

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-24 Thread Tom Leete
"Mike A. Harris" wrote: > > Would the current state of athlon support be considered stable? > I've got a colleague interested in getting a dual athlon box, and > I'll be making the decision as to what hardware to purchase. I'm > wondering is dual Athlon viable for a business solution right >

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-24 Thread Miles Lane
Andrea Arcangeli wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 08:03:18AM +0200, Antwerpen, Oliver wrote: > > I am also highly interested in information about dual Athlon (which > > kernel/compiler/tools to use?), as we will get a dual Athlon sample before > > kernel >= 2.4.3 (better >= 2.4.4pre2 for

RE: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-24 Thread Antwerpen, Oliver
Moin Andrea, > From: Andrea Arcangeli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 08:03:18AM +0200, Antwerpen, Oliver wrote: > > I am also highly interested in information about dual Athlon (which > > kernel/compiler/tools to use?), as we will get a dual > Athlon sample before > >

RE: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-24 Thread Antwerpen, Oliver
Moin Andrea, From: Andrea Arcangeli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 08:03:18AM +0200, Antwerpen, Oliver wrote: I am also highly interested in information about dual Athlon (which kernel/compiler/tools to use?), as we will get a dual Athlon sample before kernel =

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-24 Thread Miles Lane
Andrea Arcangeli wrote: On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 08:03:18AM +0200, Antwerpen, Oliver wrote: I am also highly interested in information about dual Athlon (which kernel/compiler/tools to use?), as we will get a dual Athlon sample before kernel = 2.4.3 (better = 2.4.4pre2 for other rasons)

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-24 Thread Tom Leete
Mike A. Harris wrote: Would the current state of athlon support be considered stable? I've got a colleague interested in getting a dual athlon box, and I'll be making the decision as to what hardware to purchase. I'm wondering is dual Athlon viable for a business solution right now, or is

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-24 Thread Ville Herva
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 03:33:00AM -0400, you [Tom Leete] claimed: The build problen with Athlon+SMP was solved by AA's patch. I had tested a similar patch on UP over 2.4.0-test and previous 2.4 releases with nary a problem. This may be too experimental for your purposes, but FWIW I'm

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-24 Thread Joseph Carter
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 01:18:57PM +0300, Ville Herva wrote: There's also AthlonLinux http://athlonlinux.org/ and AthlonGCC http://athlonlinux.org/agcc/about.shtml, but I have no experience with those (I have no Athlon ;( ). A warning about agcc, I've discovered that it does not always

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-24 Thread Andreas Jaeger
Joseph Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 01:18:57PM +0300, Ville Herva wrote: There's also AthlonLinux http://athlonlinux.org/ and AthlonGCC http://athlonlinux.org/agcc/about.shtml, but I have no experience with those (I have no Athlon ;( ). A warning about agcc,

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-24 Thread Martin Clausen
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 01:22:15AM -0400, Mike A. Harris wrote: Also, what is a good rock solid SCSI RAID controller? Money is no object. Reliability, performance and Linux compatibility are though. I have very good experiences with the Mylex controllers/drivers! But then again I also

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-23 Thread Andrea Arcangeli
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 08:03:18AM +0200, Antwerpen, Oliver wrote: > I am also highly interested in information about dual Athlon (which > kernel/compiler/tools to use?), as we will get a dual Athlon sample before kernel >= 2.4.3 (better >= 2.4.4pre2 for other rasons) compiled for K7 and

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-23 Thread Andrea Arcangeli
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 01:22:15AM -0400, Mike A. Harris wrote: > Would the current state of athlon support be considered stable? yes. Andrea - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at

RE: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-23 Thread Antwerpen, Oliver
Moin Mike, > From: Mike A. Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Would the current state of athlon support be considered stable? > I've got a colleague interested in getting a dual athlon box, and > I'll be making the decision as to what hardware to purchase. I'm > wondering is dual Athlon

[Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-23 Thread Mike A. Harris
Would the current state of athlon support be considered stable? I've got a colleague interested in getting a dual athlon box, and I'll be making the decision as to what hardware to purchase. I'm wondering is dual Athlon viable for a business solution right now, or is it considered

[Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-23 Thread Mike A. Harris
Would the current state of athlon support be considered stable? I've got a colleague interested in getting a dual athlon box, and I'll be making the decision as to what hardware to purchase. I'm wondering is dual Athlon viable for a business solution right now, or is it considered experimental?

RE: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-23 Thread Antwerpen, Oliver
Moin Mike, From: Mike A. Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Would the current state of athlon support be considered stable? I've got a colleague interested in getting a dual athlon box, and I'll be making the decision as to what hardware to purchase. I'm wondering is dual Athlon viable

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-23 Thread Andrea Arcangeli
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 01:22:15AM -0400, Mike A. Harris wrote: Would the current state of athlon support be considered stable? yes. Andrea - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at

Re: [Semi-OT] Dual Athlon support in kernel

2001-04-23 Thread Andrea Arcangeli
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 08:03:18AM +0200, Antwerpen, Oliver wrote: I am also highly interested in information about dual Athlon (which kernel/compiler/tools to use?), as we will get a dual Athlon sample before kernel = 2.4.3 (better = 2.4.4pre2 for other rasons) compiled for K7 and