[NTLUG:Discuss] Install problem

[brad angelcyk]

I had a P200MMX that completely outperformed a K6-2 350mhz.  I
remember having a lot of problems with cdrom drives on the AMD system
(though probably completely unrelated to this).  Try doing a network
install maybe?



On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:43:55 -0600, Burton Strauss
<Burton_Strauss at comcast.net> wrote:
> Dusty memory time...  The K6 is a 486 clone, not a Pentium...
> 
> AMD says "The mobile AMD-K6 processor is based on a leading-edge 6th
> generation architecture and offers performance that is superior to PentiumR
> with MMXT technology. Compare the price of 300MHz Mobile AMD-K6 processor
> based notebooks with competitive systems and see the savings. The 266MHz
> Mobile AMD-K6 processor based notebook makes an excellent choice for the
> value minded buyer, setting new performance standards at the entry level."
> 
> But note it's SUPERIOR, not compatible with.
> 
> -----Burton
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf
> Of Fred
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 10:32 AM
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Install problem
> 
> 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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