Re: [expert] Re: SOYO + AMD XP2500: new mobo (3)

2003-09-17 Thread Philip Webb 
030916 Tom Brinkman wrote:
> On Tuesday September 16 2003 09:16 am, Philip Webb wrote:
>> i still don't know what the FSB is auto'ly being set to,
>> but the mobo is recognising the CPU correctly as a 2500+
>> & setting the CPU frequency at  1833 MHz .
>   tom # cat /proc/cpuinfo
>   model name  : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3000+
>   cpu MHz : 2301.434
> Default for this processor is 13x166.66 (multiplier x FSB) or 2167.
> 2301 results from 13x177.  You should be able to tell
> what multiplier and FSB you're currently set to in bios.

no, all it says is 'auto'.

> Otherwise, use the result of cat /proc/cpuinfo and a calculator
> to figure it out for yourself.
> EG, 1833 would be 11/166.66, which is default for your cpu.
> 1833 @ 133.33 FSB wb impossible since the multiplier would be 13.75,
> and only .5 multiplier increments are allowed (eg, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5 ).

thanx, yes, it must be setting it auto'ly to  11 * 166.66 ,
which is what i tried by hand with the defective mobo i sent back.

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Re: [expert] Re: SOYO + AMD XP2500: new mobo (3)

2003-09-16 Thread Tom Brinkman 
On Tuesday September 16 2003 01:50 pm, Charles A Edwards wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:28:30 -0500
>
> Tom Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What does this say?
> >
> > tom # cat /proc/cpuinfo
>
> Just curious, what's the full output from the above for your
> system?
>
>
> Charles

 tom # cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor   : 0
vendor_id   : AuthenticAMD
cpu family  : 6
model   : 10
model name  : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3000+
stepping: 0
cpu MHz : 2301.434
cache size  : 512 KB
fdiv_bug: no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug: no
coma_bug: no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp  : yes
flags   : fpu vme de tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge 
mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow
bogomips: 4587.52

  cpu/chipset(KT400a)/cache/ram  will pass memtest86, mprime and 
burnK7 tests at 2.4 Ghz, but either the X server or my GeF2 won't 
tolerate much over 2.32 Ghz after booting to KDE. Raising the 
multiplier (cpu is factory unlocked) an lowerin FSB nearer to 
normal levels is even worse for X-windows (eg, 13.5x171).  It's 
rock solid at 13x177 FSB (354 actual FSB), 2.30 Ghz, DDR ram at 
DDR427 Mhz, CL2.5-2-2.
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Re: [expert] Re: SOYO + AMD XP2500: new mobo (3)

2003-09-16 Thread Charles A Edwards 
On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:28:30 -0500
Tom Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> What does this say?
> 
> tom # cat /proc/cpuinfo


Just curious, what's the full output from the above for your system?


Charles


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Re: [expert] Re: SOYO + AMD XP2500: new mobo (3)

2003-09-16 Thread Tom Brinkman 
On Tuesday September 16 2003 09:16 am, Philip Webb wrote:
> a 3rd night of testing & (generally) success!
>
> i still don't know what the FSB is auto'ly being set to,
> but the mobo is recognising the CPU correctly as a 2500+
> & setting the CPU frequency at  1833 MHz .

   What does this say?

tom # cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor   : 0
vendor_id   : AuthenticAMD
cpu family  : 6
model   : 10
model name  : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3000+
stepping: 0
cpu MHz : 2301.434

   Default for this processor is 13x166.66 (multiplier x FSB), or 
2167.  2301 results from 13x177.  You should be able to tell what 
multiplier and FSB you're currently set to in bios. Otherwise, use 
the result of cat /proc/cpuinfo and a calculator to figure it out 
for yourself.  EG, 1833 would be 11/166.66, which is default for 
your cpu.  1833 @ 133.33 FSB would be impossible since the 
multiplier would be 13.75, and only .5 multiplier increments are 
allowed (eg, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5 .).

   As you can see, even tho my cpu is overclocked, it's still 
reported as an XP 3000+. So don't go by that. IE, mine is actually 
clocked 83 mhz faster than an XP 3200+  (...so it's a 3300+ ?).
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[expert] Re: SOYO + AMD XP2500: new mobo (3)

2003-09-16 Thread Philip Webb 
a 3rd night of testing & (generally) success!

i still don't know what the FSB is auto'ly being set to,
but the mobo is recognising the CPU correctly as a 2500+
& setting the CPU frequency at  1833 MHz .

i've installed Mdk 9.2rc2 w/o any major problem,
tho' a number of minor irrit'ns, which i've listed on Cooker.
mainly, i had to do some hand-editing to get ADSL working,
something which went thro' painlessly on my existing box with 9.0 .

if you were new to Linux & tried installing 9.2rc2 ,
you wd not get a very good impression, far short of what Linux can do
& nothing like the well-polished system i have on my present box.

of course, a lot of that is using the elegantly French XFCE
rather than that Helmut Kohl of desktops, KDE ... (grin)

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