[NTLUG:Discuss] Install problem

[Fred]

My kid gave me her Compaq 7360 (K6-2, 500MHz) and said it
wouldn't run anymore. I replaced the M/B and went to install
SuSE 9.1 Pro from dvd, but no luck. It would go a little way
into the install and quit. Figured there might be more
hardware probs so basically swapped all except the cpu and
p.s. but still the same. Read about how 9.2 won't work with
that cpu, so tried to install 8.2, no luck. Thought, what the
hell and dug out the old Mandrake 9.0 that was originally on
it and I'll be damned, it installed ok.

QUESTION - WTF is up with that? What is the AMD chip missing
that Intel chips of the same era are not? I have SuSE 9.1 Pro
running on a P2-450MHz box, figured the K6-2 would also work,
but noooooo.

Fred


		
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