On 06/09/21 21:43 (GMT-0500) Stevens apparently typed:
OK, here goes: As far as I can determine, the K6-2 processor was an attempt by AMD to compete with Intel and was "comparable" but not "compatible" to the original Pentium. I do not know the internal differences between the two, but I do know that the K6-2 will not, repeat not, accept the 2.6 kernel, nor will it accept Windows XP. I tried repeatedly to get different OS versions to load and run and the best that I could do was a 2.4 kernel Linux or Win ME. The guys on ntlug.org went further into the reasons why, but that's the essence.
I've run *many* different kernels on many distros on K6/2 and K6-III with no apparent trouble that had anything to do with kernels. I have one Tyan Trinity S1590 with MVP3 chipset that ran 9.1 and now runs both 9.2 and 9.3, none of which I ever tried with a 2.4 kernel. I have another Asus P5S-B with SiS 530 chipset that has run every Fedora release through v4, all on 2.6 kernels. I have a Mitac 5114 with MVP4 running doze XP. I have an FIC VA-503+ with MVP3 running doze XP. Until a year ago, my Mandrake/Mandriva Cooker box was on an old Shuttle Hot 569 with Intel 430TX chipset and 66MHz FSB, so I was running various 2.6 kernels on it for at least 2 years before retiring that in favor of a PIII 700. Whatever your problem is is not about the K6 unless yours is defective or the motherboard isn't properly supporting it. Maybe all you need is 0.1v more current for it. Could be the motherboard is your problem, or your RAM, or overclocking. *Your* K6 may be a problem, but *the* K6 is not. -- "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Esteem her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you." Proverbs 4:7-8 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/