by Here was my problem (alt.os.linux.suse);
Then the conversation got to here;Quote:> I have SuSE 8.2 on an old Packard Bell Cyrix x86 box, and I read that
> Cyrix isn't supported in 8.2. I would like to know if this is really
> important, or if I should put another Linux on it, because when things
> go wrong it will be harder to isolate a problem if it could always be
> the unsupported-ness of my chip. I was thinking about getting the
> manuals, because I heard they are good, but I won't if there will
> always be problems.
> --
> > Well thanks, I was hoping that it would work on Cyrix but that they
> > wouldn't give any support. From the one Compaq guy I learned that the
> > chip is crap, no surprise, so I will use Mandrake or something. I
> > won't dump this computer because it was free, I just put an ethernet
> > card in it and 128 meg ram (apparently the limit). I have 2 other
> > computers, one a g4 powerMac, so until I learn Linux this is my Linux
> > box. One day I will build a little aluminum tower and put silent fans
> > in it and ALL SUPPORTED parts, maybe then I will come back to SuSE. I
> > will try 7.x first,
> Why not look out for a secondhand k6/2 or other chip that is supported,
> won`t
> cost more than a few `s and then Suse will work fine and a lot faster
> than
> any distro on a cyrix.
> I have a k6/3 450 with 256 meg ram here that acts as a
> server/router/print
> server/backup/emergency browser and mailer and also chunters away at
> seti
> 24/7 ( completes a unit in under 22 hrs ), been running Suse 8.1 no
> probs
> with kde and everything installed, up for over 60 days now and still
> going
> strong ( would have been longer except for power outs )
> --
> Mark
> Twixt hill and high water.
> N.Wales, UK.
> Email is spam trap try baskitcaise at gmx dot co dot uk
> > > Just unplug the old one and stick in a new one? I can do basic
> > > replacement of stuff like hard drives and memory, but I can't solder
> > > anything. I found a ton of them on ebay and I want to try it, they're
> > > so cheap.
> > Yep just drop it in, but you will have to change the core voltage by the
> > jumpers on the board, if its a k6-2 it will need 2.2V ( it should be written
> > on the cpu ) also the chip mhz will come into play so look for fsb jumpers to
> > set to 66, 75, or 100 and the the multiplier, if its a k6-2 400 then the fsb
> > will be 100mhz by 4 multiplier, or 66x6 these should be marked out on the
> > board.
> > It will depend on the mobo manufacturer, the best thing is to download the
> > manual from the manu`s website, this will give the settings and where on the
> > board the jumpers are.
> > If the board says it will not do the full speed of the k6-2, if the multiplier
> > does not go upto the required rate to give the correct speed then try
> > setting it to x2, some boards will then go a step higher instead and report
> > the right speed.
> > Any probs then post again.
> I got it in there and dropped in a k6/iii 366. I didn't buy a faster
> one and I'm glad because the fsb (whatever that means) jumpers only go
> up to 75 and the multiplier only goes to 4. I tried another
> combination hoping that it would go higher but no dice.
> (I tried setting the fsb to 2x but that didn't work either, and I
> changed the voltage to 2.2)
> Now I have another problem, I boot from the SuSE cd in and I get this
> after DMI pool data success
> ISOLINUX 1.62 0x3e713b13 copyright blah blah
> Loading...
> Initializing gfx code...
> Memory: 0x10000 - 0x60000, img data at 0x3f5f4
> If I try to boot from the rescue disk or the hard drive then I get to
> grub loader and then nothing.
> I took out the 128 mb that I had upgraded to (and installed
> successfully with) and put in the original 64, but I still get the same
> thing.
> Are there memory jumpers that I need to change? Thanks for your help
> so far.
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