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salsashark
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 Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 2:58 am Post subject: Athlon XP Processor Type |
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Not being a total n00b to linux, but a total n00b to AMD, can anyone recommend the best processor setting for an AthlonXP 2800 for the kernel config? I think I should be able to take regular Athlon, but I noticed that genkernel wanted to make it 386. Normally I would totally disregard genkernel, but this time it's making me stop and ponder... Thanks for any help!
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cyrillic
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Genkernel always picks i386 (along with a bunch of other non-optimal settings).
If you want the best performance, you should compile the kernel manually.
ps. Yes, you want the cpu type set to athlon in the kernel. |
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salsashark
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 4:22 am Post subject: grooviness |
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Groovy, thanks! I always do compile manually normally, but I was curious what genkernel would pick since I was a little unsure... I went ahead and compiled it as Athlon and it seems to be running fine now, other than some "Unable to set DMA mode" crap I need to contend with. <sigh> Thanks again!
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cyrillic
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 4:39 am Post subject: Re: grooviness |
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| salsashark wrote: | | it seems to be running fine now, other than some "Unable to set DMA mode" crap I need to contend with. <sigh> |
Look in the IDE chipset section. In order for DMA to work correctly, you need to enable support for the correct IDE chipset(s) for your motherboard. |
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Instinct82
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| cyrillic wrote: | Genkernel always picks i386 (along with a bunch of other non-optimal settings).
If you want the best performance, you should compile the kernel manually.
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I often read this.
Hasn't anyone heard of the --config option of genkernel?
Use this to modify the kernel options - genkernel will then do the makes automatically
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