Slackware and AMD Dual Core

GML3G0 · 01-16-2006, 05:16 PM

Is the default kernel (2.4.x) that comes with Slackware 10.2 compatable with the AMD Dual Core 3800+ X2? All I would have to do is recompile the kernel with SMP support correct? Do I need 2.6.x?

Also, is the sata.i kernel compatable with the nForce4 SATA controller?

carl0ski · 01-24-2006, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by GML3G0

Is the default kernel (2.4.x) that comes with Slackware 10.2 compatable with the AMD Dual Core 3800+ X2? All I would have to do is recompile the kernel with SMP support correct? Do I need 2.6.x?

Also, is the sata.i kernel compatable with the nForce4 SATA controller?

i'm not 100% sure.

AMD Opteron was released in 2001-2002 timeframe

AMDAthlon 64 X2 is recognised as 2 seperate Opteron/Athlon64s

so as long as 2.4 was released after 2002 it should work.

sata i can't imagine will have many drivers included in 2.4