RE: [newbie] Mandrake and Different CPUs
AFAIK the K6 family of processors support the full pentium instruction set so there should be no problems running Mandy on it. However if Mandrake can use MMX instructions you wont get that boost, but if it can use AMD's 3d Now you will get that. Perhaps one of the "staff" could enlighten us about MMX and 3D Now? Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: GECOS [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tue 22 February 2000 17:15 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Mandrake and Different CPUs James Mellema wrote: I think it unlikely that your install will succeed. Mandrake is optimized for pentium class CPUs, and will not perform adequately on a 486. My experience has been that in most cases Mandrale will not install, and if it does performance is dismal with many problems. The above was in response to an inquiry, but it makes me wonder if Mandrake is the best distro for my AMD K6-2/400. I don't know much about CPUs, so I don't know if my AMD is "pentium class" or not. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Getting where I want to be with Linux...
Re: [newbie] Mandrake and Different CPUs
Yes Mandrake will run on AMD chips. Right now I am running 7.0 on a K6-233 with 3D/NOW Pretty nippy performance considering the lowly hardware. Mike Perry wrote: AFAIK the K6 family of processors support the full pentium instruction set so there should be no problems running Mandy on it. However if Mandrake can use MMX instructions you wont get that boost, but if it can use AMD's 3d Now you will get that. Perhaps one of the "staff" could enlighten us about MMX and 3D Now?
Re: [newbie] Mandrake and Different CPUs
Mandrake will run Just fine on your K6-2/400. I am running it on a K6-233 with 64MB of RAM, and extremely crappy hardware, and it's flying. I can do more stuff simultaneously than on Winblowz 95. GECOS wrote: The above was in response to an inquiry, but it makes me wonder if Mandrake is the best distro for my AMD K6-2/400. I don't know much about CPUs, so I don't know if my AMD is "pentium class" or not.
Re: [newbie] Mandrake and Different CPUs
The documentation claims that K6 processors are Pentium class. I have a K6-2/266 that is working beautifully with Linux. Lance GECOS wrote: James Mellema wrote: I think it unlikely that your install will succeed. Mandrake is optimized for pentium class CPUs, and will not perform adequately on a 486. My experience has been that in most cases Mandrale will not install, and if it does performance is dismal with many problems. The above was in response to an inquiry, but it makes me wonder if Mandrake is the best distro for my AMD K6-2/400. I don't know much about CPUs, so I don't know if my AMD is "pentium class" or not. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Getting where I want to be with Linux...
Re: [newbie] Mandrake and Different CPUs
Heck I'm even using it on Cyrix 333 MII 128MG ram. works great! At 04:23 PM 2/22/00 +0100, you wrote: The documentation claims that K6 processors are Pentium class. I have a K6-2/266 that is working beautifully with Linux. Lance GECOS wrote: James Mellema wrote: I think it unlikely that your install will succeed. Mandrake is optimized for pentium class CPUs, and will not perform adequately on a 486. My experience has been that in most cases Mandrale will not install, and if it does performance is dismal with many problems. The above was in response to an inquiry, but it makes me wonder if Mandrake is the best distro for my AMD K6-2/400. I don't know much about CPUs, so I don't know if my AMD is "pentium class" or not. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Getting where I want to be with Linux...
Re: [newbie] Mandrake and Different CPUs
Lanewhat you need to learn, if you're going to successfully run Linux as your operating system, is how to locate and apply pertinent information. Read the top section of this URL: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fhard.php3 Alan GECOS wrote: James Mellema wrote: I think it unlikely that your install will succeed. Mandrake is optimized for pentium class CPUs, and will not perform adequately on a 486. My experience has been that in most cases Mandrale will not install, and if it does performance is dismal with many problems. The above was in response to an inquiry, but it makes me wonder if Mandrake is the best distro for my AMD K6-2/400. I don't know much about CPUs, so I don't know if my AMD is "pentium class" or not. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Getting where I want to be with Linux...
Re: [newbie] Mandrake and Different CPUs
K6 CPUs are Pentium class CPUs (5x86 family). Mandrake on my K6-2 runs like a charm. El mar, 22 feb 2000, escribiste: James Mellema wrote: I think it unlikely that your install will succeed. Mandrake is optimized for pentium class CPUs, and will not perform adequately on a 486. My experience has been that in most cases Mandrale will not install, and if it does performance is dismal with many problems. The above was in response to an inquiry, but it makes me wonder if Mandrake is the best distro for my AMD K6-2/400. I don't know much about CPUs, so I don't know if my AMD is "pentium class" or not. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Getting where I want to be with Linux... -- Guillermo Belli - Linux User #131340 ICQ #38321312 http://sites.netscape.net/memo81 (under construction)
RE: [newbie] Mandrake and Different CPUs
K6 CPUs have MMX instructions, K6-2 have MMX and AMD's 3D Now! El mar, 22 feb 2000, escribiste: AFAIK the K6 family of processors support the full pentium instruction set so there should be no problems running Mandy on it. However if Mandrake can use MMX instructions you wont get that boost, but if it can use AMD's 3d Now you will get that. Perhaps one of the "staff" could enlighten us about MMX and 3D Now? -- Guillermo Belli - Linux User #131340 ICQ #38321312 http://sites.netscape.net/memo81 (under construction)
