>>>>> On Mon, 03 Feb 2003 21:31:19 +0100, Stefan Schroepfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>> said:
Stefan> But where I become scared is the topic about "CPU revisions"
Stefan> or "steppings". What CPU stepping is necessary (Itanium I,
Stefan> for now), to use kernels shipped with 3.0 r1 or even more
Stefan> recent, let alone other software ...
Stefan> Any hint appreciated (and sorry for *not* having read a
Stefan> maybe existing FAQ),
Any production machine should have recent enough CPU stepping to be
fine (C0 or newer, IIRC). If someone is trying to sell you a
prototype, they're probably doing something illegal and you don't want
to get that anyhow (AFAIK, all Itanium prototypes are property of
Intel and thus cannot be resold legally).
--david
