Re: [Sheflug] A potential Linux user needs help to get started

[wulfie <nospam [at] wulfric7.co.uk>]

That's a helluva machine and Linux should love it. FSB speed makes no
difference to the OS - just the speed memory can talk to the CPU.
Incidentally, the FSB of all Athlons is 200Mhz, since the Athlon bus is
architecturally similar to the Alpha bus. Similarly, PC133 memory is no
problem, a benefit in fact.

The only caveats I can think of are 
(1) to check whether you need a
special Athlon boot disk for installation of whichever Linux you plan to
use.
(2) www.xfree86.org has a list of supported graphics cards, the Viper 7000
is not on there but this does not mean it will not work, as this depends
on the exact chipset on the card.

Good luck & welcome to Linux!!

Paul.



On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Matt Fairtlough wrote:

> Hello, I'm Matt and I intend to become a Linux user very shortly.  I am
> intending to buy a pc from a local shop, and I have got a list of components
> that they will assemble for me for < £2,000 including:
> 
> Abit KA-7 100 motherboard
> 256MB PC 133 memory
> Athlon 800MHz CPU
> Diamond Viper 770 ULTRA graphics
> IBM internal 45GB Deskstar 75GXP hard disk
> 
> Yamaha 8824 internal CD-RW
> Pioneer 10x internal DVD
> IDE internal 250MB Zip
> 
> Mitsubishi 19" Diamondtron Plus 51 monitor
> 
> I also plan to buy a Lexmark Optra E312 b/w laser printer and to connect
> my US Robotics 56K external modem
> 
> The shop tells me that a) the only motherboards available are now 100MHz
> and b) they think that Linux distributions may not work with them, or that
> a patch or new kernel must be downloaded for Linux to work.  Does anyone
> know if either a) or b) or both are true?  And if so, how to get hold of
> a Linux version that supports the 100MHz bus speed.
> 
> Does anyone have any comments on the components proposed above?  Can it
> work?  I am intending to make the system dual boot Win98/Linux and it will
> be a standalone system for home use.
> 
> I am thinking of buying Suze Linux by the way.
> 
> Many thanks for any help anyone can give,
> 
> Matt.
> 
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