redhat linux 9 on a AMD Duron processor

linuxRules · 06-19-2003, 09:06 PM

I was wondering if I can install redhat linux 9 on a
Compaq Presario 750 mhz amd Duron Processor ?
I appreciate all responses !!!

Ron

ranger_nemo · 06-19-2003, 09:36 PM

The official website says you need at least a 200MHz Pentium, and recommend at least a 400MHz. If you have at least 128MB of RAM, you are good to go.

linuxRules · 06-20-2003, 05:07 AM

It also Pentium class - a amd Duron Processor wont cut it ?????????
Thanks.

Ron

acid_kewpie · 06-20-2003, 05:53 AM

it's absolutely fine.

ranger_nemo · 06-20-2003, 08:30 AM

All Intel compatible chips can be rated on the x86 scale. It started with 286, 386, and 486. Intel then switched to "Pentium" because they couldn't copyright a number. But, the Pentium is a 586. They developed the Pentium Pro, which switched completely to a 32-bit instruction set. That was the start of the 686 line. There was a bit of trouble with Windows 95 including 16-bit code, so it made the PPro run like a dog, and everybody complained. So, Intel went back to the Pentium and added MMX instructions. They went back to the PPro 686 line and developed the PII, Celeron, PIII, Celeron2, P4 and Celeron3, adding SSE and SSE2 instructions along the way, but they are all still basically a 686 processor.

AMD processors fall into the same line. The K5 was a 486. The K6, K6-II, and K6-3 were 586s. The Athlons and Durons are 686s.

You'd have to do a little net-investigation to determine where other processors fit in... Cyrix, Evergreen, VIA, etc.