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Subject: Re: i586 kernels [Was: very common kernel modules slow down
the boot process]
From: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Development discussions related to Fedora <fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 04/08/2008 10:11 AM
Not to sound *too* negative, but is there a donation fund where I can
put $5 so you guys with i586s can upgrade? Good lord.
The 586 aspect isn't a big problem. It needs some trivial kernel differences
which increasingly are being done by run time fixup. The installer is fine
if there is enough memory. I did need to use a respin disk but that was no
big deal. The VIA isn't really a 586 but a 686, it is however hit by a gcc
machine specification bug that isn't really fixable as stuff now relies on the
broken gcc definition of 686.
That is unfortunate.
I'm sure if you melted down the gold, copper, and steel in the i586
computers you guys have you could *easily* afford a Core 2 Quad with 4
gigs of DDR2.
Yes but it wouldn't run on under 60 watts, silently including the tft and
disks. The VIA EPIA boxes are very good for that sort of thing and they
save a lot in power costs.
If power draw is a concern, there's some ULV Core 2s you could use. 1.2
ghz of power at 10 watts TDP. Much faster and cooler than the VIA. SSD
drives for complete silence. I'm not trying to be an Intel salesman, but
you cannot turn a blind eye to the CPU lines they currently have.
Alan
Mike
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