[TriLUG] RH7.2 and Duron CPU

[Ken Mink]

On Mon, 2002-05-06 at 09:54, M. Mueller wrote:
> I loaded RH7.2 (boxed version) on to a Duron CPU system this weekend. It 
> loaded just fine.  On the final restart, it did a kernel panic.  This 
> platform had been running RH6.1 with Kernel 2.2.14 with alpha-level drivers 
> for Sangoma WANPIPE for about 8 months prior.  I loaded Mandrake 8.1 (boxed) 
> which came up and ran with no problems.
> 
> With 7.2, I loaded with GRUB.  During the final restart, I edited the 
> "kernel" line and added "mem=nopentium".  That did not get rid of the kernel 
> panic.

I had the same problem with a Duron based laptop. I believe the kernel
line you're looking for is simply 'noathlon". It did the trick for me.


> 
> Has anyone know what's going on here?
> 
> System specs: Duron 700Mhz, 128MB, 4GB HDD, Biostar M7VKQ uATX MoBo with 
> on-board video and ethernet
> 
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> Michael Mueller
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