On Fri, 26 Mar 2004, Axel Jerabek wrote: > but will it support 4 processors too? The kernel is agnostic about how many proccessors you have have, you have either one or more than one. > Make sure you get the opteron version for Fedora (for 64 bit goodness) > Not sure if core2 has a test release for opteron - but core1 does > > On Fri, 2004-03-26 at 02:16 -0800, Michael A. Peters wrote: > > If Fedora by itself does not work - all you would likely need to do is > > build a custom kernel. > > > > I would try Fedora Core 2 - Test 2 should be out soon, which should have > > a 2.6.4 kernel (test 1 has a 2.6.1) - but even Core 1 should work - if > > not OOB then with a custom kernel. > > > > 2.6 kernel is where it's at though. Really. Way better than 2.4 that > > Core 1 ships with. > > > > On Fri, 2004-03-26 at 11:03 +0100, Axel Jerabek wrote: > > > hi, > > > my name is axel. im planning to build/buy a server that is based on 4 > > > opteron chips. > > > i checked several linux distribs and found on the redhat page, that > there is > > > the enterprise edition that supports a 4-way opteron combo. it costs > about > > > 1900 US $ a year. i hope that this price is only for the distrib > including > > > the enterprise level bundle of software. to speak frank i don't really > need > > > the software since my box will be a video server, with our own software > > > running it. i only need a basic linux, fedora preferred, that supports > my > > > rig with all 4 processors. > > > my question: will the fedora support this 4-way opteron box or do i > really > > > have to switch to some expensive enterprise edition? > > > thnx for any answers/hints/help > > > :) > > > > > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Jaeggli Unix Consulting joelja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx GPG Key Fingerprint: 5C6E 0104 BAF0 40B0 5BD3 C38B F000 35AB B67F 56B2
