December 2003 - openSUSE AMD64 - openSUSE Mailing Lists

RE: [suse-amd64] Dual AMD 64
by Alan Gray 15 Dec '03

15 Dec '03

Thanks for that. Will give a go later. Dumb question. I presume you stll have to boot strap via IDE disks when installing 9.0, get a system running then apply the patches, recompile, then you'll get the SATA disks available ? Regards Alan > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Pieczynski [mailto:pieczy@web.de] > Sent: Monday, 15 December 2003 5:14 AM > To: Alan Gray > Cc: suse-amd64(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] Dual AMD 64 > > > On Sunday 14 December 2003 02:52, Alan Gray wrote: > > I built a dual AMD on Suse 9.0 using a Tyan K2885 mother > board (needed > > AGP). DONT use SATA drives. No drivers and Silicon Image > cant tell us when > > :-( > > I got my two HITACHI 160GB SATA running connected to the > SiI3114 of my Tyan > Thunder K8W today :-) > Here you find the patch for the 2.6.0-test11 kernel: > http://lwn.net/Articles/62230/ > > hdparm shows 58MB/s, no error until now, heavy compiling > today using the > drives. > > Regards > Frank > >

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Megaraid Elite 1600 on a dual Opteron
by Kees Hoekzema 15 Dec '03

15 Dec '03

Hello List, Recently I mailed about some problems installing SuSE 9.0 AMD-64 on a opteron system, i debugged a bit further and came to some things i couldn't understand. I'm using a raid-1 on 2x36G disks with the elite megaraid-1600, the install goes fine, but booting with the smp kernel was a nogo. I could boot with the failsafe option, so i tried to look for the append option that caused the system to boot. It was the append = 'maxcpus=0', which disables smp. It looks like I can't boot with SMP enabled while using the Megaraid. Off course i didnt know for sure if it was the megaraid, so I took out the card and used the onboard controller. this went fine, I could install and boot the system without any problems so I blamed the megaraid drivers ;) Is there any known problem with the Megaraid drivers and amd-64 SMP? or should I forget to use this card in an opteron system? I could try the card in 2 or 3 other opteron systems i have currently here, but i'm afraid it would give the same results. -kees

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Eclipse error
by Mark Horton 15 Dec '03

15 Dec '03

Hello, I'm getting the error below when I try to start Eclipse 3.0. Eclipse is a java app that uses native libraries such as GTK for window rendering. The file its looking for is definitely there, so I'm guessing this error is caused because it cant load the 64bit library. Is there a way to tell this particular app to use the 32bit GTK libs? This is on suse 9.0 AMD. Cannot load module /opt/gnome/lib64/pango/1.2.0/modules/pango-basic-xft.so: /opt/gnome/lib64/pango/1.2.0/modules/pango-basic-xft.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Mark

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RE: [suse-amd64] Eclipse error
by Alan Gray 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

Note sure about other countries, but they not released in Australia when I built the computer, and so not supported by AMD here. Could be different in Europe. > Alan Gray wrote: > Operton 242 Processors x2 (dont use 244's) > Gary, > any special resons why not 244 Opterons? > Too fast for that board, different memory interface? > Wolfgang

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AMD64 notebook
by wlindenbauer＠t-online.de 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

Hello All has anybody tested SuSE9.0-AMD64 on a notebook ? I am thinking abaout a Yakumo Q8M Power64 XD. How can I find out, if all components supported by SuSE9-AMD ?? Thanks! Wigbert

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RE: [suse-amd64] Dual AMD 64
by Alan Gray 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

I built a dual AMD on Suse 9.0 using a Tyan K2885 mother board (needed AGP). DONT use SATA drives. No drivers and Silicon Image cant tell us when :-( If you dont want AGP, the K2882 (scsi) may be the option. Yes, C++ on Suse builds 64 bit fine. > -----Original Message----- > From: James Peacock IV [mailto:arbiter915@hotmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, 14 December 2003 12:48 PM > To: suse-amd64(a)suse.com > Subject: [suse-amd64] Dual AMD 64 > > > Has anyone built a Dual AMD 64 chip comp with Linux? I want > to build a math > powerhouse comp and thus want the 64bit chips. Dual would be > even better. > Any suggestions for hardware? Also, will the C++ compiler > make 64-bit > programs? > > Thanks, > > James > > _________________________________________________________________ > Browse styles for all ages, from the latest looks to cozy > weekend wear at > MSN Shopping. And check out the beauty products! > http://shopping.msn.com > > > -- > Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe > For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com > >

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Dual AMD 64
by James Peacock IV 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

Has anyone built a Dual AMD 64 chip comp with Linux? I want to build a math powerhouse comp and thus want the 64bit chips. Dual would be even better. Any suggestions for hardware? Also, will the C++ compiler make 64-bit programs? Thanks, James _________________________________________________________________ Browse styles for all ages, from the latest looks to cozy weekend wear at MSN Shopping. And check out the beauty products! http://shopping.msn.com

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RE: [suse-amd64] Dual AMD 64
by Alan Gray 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

At last look (just checked again now), Tyan only had 8.2 Beta drives for Suse. These will not (for me) work with 9.0. What page are you looking at. Should also note that in a support email to me, Suse does not 'support' dual processor kernel. But Andreas Jaeger of Suse (on this mailing list), has built a SMP kernal and it works a treat. See http://www.suse.de/~aj > -----Original Message----- > From: Emil Briggs [mailto:emil@briggspack.com] > Sent: Sunday, 14 December 2003 1:15 PM > To: Alan Gray; suse-amd64(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] Dual AMD 64 > > > On Saturday 13 December 2003 20:52, Alan Gray wrote: > > I built a dual AMD on Suse 9.0 using a Tyan K2885 mother > board (needed > > AGP). DONT use SATA drives. No drivers and Silicon Image > cant tell us when > > :-( If you dont want AGP, the K2882 (scsi) may be the > option. Yes, C++ on > > Suse builds 64 bit fine. > > > > Tyan has drivers for the SATA controller integrated on the > 2885 motherboard > available on their website. I don't know how well they work though. > > Emil > >

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RE: [suse-amd64] Dual AMD 64
by Alan Gray 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

Sorry, I'll only answer questions on the mail list. I am not a hardware man, so if the config I list below dont work, dont jump on me. > What were some of the other specs for your Dual comp? RAM type? power > supply? I am new to Linux but have heard that it can be finicky with > hardware. Or is there a very nice place to find hardware that is compatiple >(both together and with linux)? > Thanks for all the help so far!!! Operton 242 Processors x2 (dont use 244's) 1GB Corsair PC2700 RAMM ECC REGISTERED (4 sticks total - 2 per processor - important) Teac Floppy Disk Drive. ANTEC TRUE POWER EPS 550 Watt ANTEC 80 MM SMART COOL FAN x3 ANTEC SX 1000-II EXT ATX CASE - washable air filter PANASONIC DVD 16X UDMA DRIVE - IDE - important Suse 9.0 only comes on DVD, so dont skimp on the brand here. currently using a loan X-MICRO GFORCE FX-5900 128 MB Ram, but moving to QUADRO FX500 (have not loaded correct drivers yet) Sorry, gotta run. Got heaps of work to do. Lost a week's work sorting out the SATA problem.

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RE: [suse-amd64] Dual AMD 64
by Alan Gray 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

I should add I do not work for AMD / SUSE / TYAN. The best option for the K2885 is put in cheap IDE disks and when SATA drivers are ready, maybe upgrade then. The Raptor SATA disks are the pick if you can get them. > -----Original Message----- > From: Emil Briggs [mailto:emil@briggspack.com] > Sent: Sunday, 14 December 2003 1:15 PM > To: Alan Gray; suse-amd64(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] Dual AMD 64 > > > On Saturday 13 December 2003 20:52, Alan Gray wrote: > > I built a dual AMD on Suse 9.0 using a Tyan K2885 mother > board (needed > > AGP). DONT use SATA drives. No drivers and Silicon Image > cant tell us when > > :-( If you dont want AGP, the K2882 (scsi) may be the > option. Yes, C++ on > > Suse builds 64 bit fine. > > > > Tyan has drivers for the SATA controller integrated on the > 2885 motherboard > available on their website. I don't know how well they work though. > > Emil > >

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