Re: Pentium 4 status

[Chris Kloiber <ckloiber redhat com>]

On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, A. Konstam wrote:

> Sometimes information just goes by you when it is not immediately relevant. Up yo
> now I did not have to deal with Pentium 4-s. Now I do.
>
> What is the status of RH Linux visa-vis Pentium 4.
> Will 6.2 install; will 7.0 install, etc, etc , and so forth?
>
> Sorry for the retrograde question but now that it is come up I have forgotten the
> answer.

6.2 will not (and probably never will) install on a P-IV because the chip
identifies itself as an "if86" (where f means 15, or "1 before 5" or "IV")
and the anaconda installer chokes on it. I believe this has been worked
around for 7.0 as it definitely does work on it.

My personal opinion, and not necessarily Red Hat's, is to get the
better-faster-cheaper AMD Athlon, however. I just can't wait for the SMP
Athlons.

Chris Kloiber