Re: Athlon Dual core support in kernel
On Tuesday 24 January 2006 04:04 am, Dmytro Kovalskyy wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> Could someone point me which kernel to use with Athlon64 X2?
>
> Thanks in advance
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Dmytro Kovalskyy, D.Kovalskyy@enamine.net
Look at an smp kernel image, or build your own. What I have done in
the past is take a smp kernel image, and then download the newer
source then copy the config file and build your kernel. Kind of
what is told in the handbook, or you can just use your current
kernel and make menu config, turn on SMP.
Since I have old hardware, I really do not need a newer kernel so
the kernel image works great. Check your hardware first as some
sata drivers might be missing in older kernels, like 2.6.12 or that
range.
I just did an Ubuntu install using a stock smp 2.6.12 kernel, it
found all my hardware just fine. But I am only using pata drives,
and an old Santa Cruz sound card. This was on an Asrock dual sata
2 MB, with an Opteron 165 with 1024 L2 cache.
Also if you have not bought your X2 yet I would really consider the
Opty's 939's. Monarch was having a firesale on them with a combo
purchase. I got mine for like 285 oem, I have heard that the prices
might go up a little at the end of this month.
Gnu_Raiz
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