Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:00:01 -0800 | From | "Paul G. Allen" <> | Subject | Re: What Athlon chipset is most stable in Linux? |
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Giles Tyson wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffrey W. Baker [mailto:jwbaker@acm.org] > >On Tue, 2001-11-13 at 05:19, Martin Eriksson wrote: > >> I'm hearing rumours about my University wanting to set up a cluster with > AMD > >> Athlon XP+DDR computers, so I wonder what chipset is most stable under > >> Linux? > >> > >> I assume it's the AMD DDR chipset, but I want to be pretty sure. > > >I have no problems with the 1400MHz Athlon on AMD 760, including DRI > >using the AGP bridge. > > It's my understanding that among boards with the same chipset, some may work > while others do not. I have tested an Iwill KK266+Raid, with KT133A, and it > would not run with athlon optimizations. I also have tried an Epox 8KHA+, > with KT266A, and it has been perfectly stable so far, for three days.
I have yet to try the latest kernels, but I have an Asus A7V133 (PC133, not DDR) and a Tyan K7 Thunder (dual). Both are running 1.4GHz Athlons and both have had problems. In both cases the IDE has been a problem. On the Tyan, I've had to turn off DMA or it will lock up. I have not messed with the Asus system yet to see exactly where the problem is.
I'm looking forward to seeing how a newer kernel works (I am running 2.4.9ac10 on my Tyan and a stock Red Hat 7.1 kernel on the Asus until I upgrade it)
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