Linux on dual Intel Xenon systems
Hi, Does SuSE Linux 7.1 run on dual Intel Xenon ("Pentium 4") systems? As far as I know, Compaq, Dell, and HP sell these computers with MS Windows only. (Compaq: Evo Workstation W6000, W8000; Dell: Precision Workstation 530; HP: Workstation x4000). Is there any technical reason for not using Linux on these machines or is it just a marketing strategy? -- Alexandr.Malusek@imv.liu.se
I have not heard good things about the P4s. I read reports in http://www.tomshardware.com, they have to write several and seems they had a hard time finding anything good to say about it. Current systems ship with the infamous Rambus memories, too. I would make a decission based on what you will use it for and if the software you will be running in it works well with P4s. Rafael
On Thursday 24 May 2001 11:44 am, Rafael E. Herrera wrote:
I have not heard good things about the P4s. I read reports in http://www.tomshardware.com, they have to write several and seems they had a hard time finding anything good to say about it.
Current systems ship with the infamous Rambus memories, too. I would make a decission based on what you will use it for and if the software you will be running in it works well with P4s.
Rafael
I went Athlon Thunderbird with 1.33Ghz... I have absolutely nothing bad to say about it. It has worked flawlessly for the last 3 or 4 weeks that I've had it, and I've had no "weirdness" at all. Unlike my dual PII/450 based system, that is... I had nothing but troubles with that one. Just to give you an idea of the speed increase, my dual PII/450 system with 512MB of RAM would take 15 minutes to compile the linux kernel + modules. My new system Athlon/1.33Ghz + 512MB of RAM takes just over 4 minutes. The speed increase is astounding! Have a great day, and save yourself some money -- go Athlon! :-) -Steven
On Thursday 24 May 2001 17:48, you wrote:
My new system Athlon/1.33Ghz + 512MB of RAM takes just over 4 minutes. The speed increase is astounding!
Wow! My 486/66 with 16MB takes only 90 minutes! <G> -- Jim Hatridge Proud Linux User #88484 Owner -- beowulf-newbie list I didn't vote for his daddy either! Libertarian Party www.lp.org "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." ~~ The Dalai Lama, May 15, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------- BayerWulf Jim's Beowulf Project Looking for giveaway computers and parts Email Jim for details on how you can help build a poor man's super computer.
Hello, What kind of MB, RAM and HDs are in your dual PII/450 system. Evidently, something, possibly HD speed, is bottlenecking your system performance. If you have IDE HD did you try to adjust its performance with hdparm? I'm running dual PII/400 system on ASUS P2B-DS MB with all SCSI WD LVD 80 MB/sec U/2 HDs, 512 MB SDRAM for over three years 24x7 without any sign of trouble. It takes me about four and a half minutes to compile 2.2.4 kernel on this system. Although, it has an older 100 MHz FSB. I assume that the speed of kernel compilation has not much to do with the speed of the processors. Since CPU frequency is much greater than the frequency of PCI bus, CPU is idling most of the time. So, it has nothing to do with Pentium or Athlon processor choice in general. Regards. Alex
I went Athlon Thunderbird with 1.33Ghz... I have absolutely nothing bad to say about it. It has worked flawlessly for the last 3 or 4 weeks that I've had it, and I've had no "weirdness" at all. Unlike my dual PII/450 based system, that is... I had nothing but troubles with that one.
Just to give you an idea of the speed increase, my dual PII/450 system with 512MB of RAM would take 15 minutes to compile the linux kernel + modules.
My new system Athlon/1.33Ghz + 512MB of RAM takes just over 4 minutes. The speed increase is astounding!
Have a great day, and save yourself some money -- go Athlon! :-)
-Steven
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On Thursday 24 May 2001 05:02 pm, Alex Daniloff wrote:
Hello, What kind of MB, RAM and HDs are in your dual PII/450 system. Evidently, something, possibly HD speed, is bottlenecking your system performance. If you have IDE HD did you try to adjust its performance with hdparm? I'm running dual PII/400 system on ASUS P2B-DS MB with all SCSI WD LVD 80 MB/sec U/2 HDs, 512 MB SDRAM for over three years 24x7 without any sign of trouble. It takes me about four and a half minutes to compile 2.2.4 kernel on this system. Although, it has an older 100 MHz FSB. I assume that the speed of kernel compilation has not much to do with the speed of the processors. Since CPU frequency is much greater than the frequency of PCI bus, CPU is idling most of the time. So, it has nothing to do with Pentium or Athlon processor choice in general. Regards. Alex
I went Athlon Thunderbird with 1.33Ghz... I have absolutely nothing bad to say about it. It has worked flawlessly for the last 3 or 4 weeks that I've had it, and I've had no "weirdness" at all. Unlike my dual PII/450 based system, that is... I had nothing but troubles with that one.
Just to give you an idea of the speed increase, my dual PII/450 system with 512MB of RAM would take 15 minutes to compile the linux kernel + modules.
My new system Athlon/1.33Ghz + 512MB of RAM takes just over 4 minutes. The speed increase is astounding!
Have a great day, and save yourself some money -- go Athlon! :-)
-Steven
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The problem with the system was the revision of the motherboard. The mobo was a Tyan Tiger 133, and was an early revision -- so we have RMA'd it and should be getting a better running board shortly. Take care, Steven
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