Help needed on Linux 6.2 with new AMD chips!!!

[bUbUmAn]

Hey guys,

I'm kinda new here so give me a hand here! have you guys had any problems installing linux on the new AMD Athlon/Duron processors? Cuz i started installing linux and after it finishes instaling, it says kernel panic! it also says "In swapper task - not syncing." have you guys had any problems like this? it was installed on the new AMD Duron 900 Mhz processor with the Epox motherboard with KT133 chipset! i installed in on a new 30 gig hard drive! Give me some tips on this!

 

[n0cmonkey]

Try 2.4. It has much more up to date drivers, and will handle the hardware better.

 

[NiPeng]

Yeah, had the same problems.
Recompiling your kernel for i386 could help I think.

Upgrading to Kernel 2.4 solved it for me.

 

[Qzruh]

I dont have any problems, i think kernel panic is not caused by Duron/T-bird processor
but you can try upgrading your kernel, 2.4.5 especially

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< I dont have any problems, i think kernel panic is not caused by Duron/T-bird processor
but you can try upgrading your kernel, 2.4.5 especially >>



I personally dont think it was the processors fault specifically, but possibly an unsupported chipset and things that go along with that.

 

[thornc]

Well I know from personall expirience that the kernel supplied by RH with 6.2
won't run on Duron/Athlon with thunderbird core...something to do with the MTRR
registers and the cpuid!


Check this out!!

I advise you to recompile the kernel as soon as possible, and don't use
those intel features!!

 

[Priit]

That kernel panic is caused by kernel not identifying processor right. RH 6.2 comes with 2.2.14 kernel which is way older than Athlon/Duron processors. Kernel thinks that Athlon/Duron is P3 processor and tries to disable it's spy features (infamous serial number). But, since Athlon/Duron doesn't have inner serial number, kernel panic occures.