Kernel 2.6, SCSI, 64-bit

[Collins]

On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 08:54:47 -0500 (EST)
Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 2 Jan 2004, Robert E. Raymond wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I just installed an Athlon 64 with an Asus board.  Everything else
> > from my previous system stayed the same, and this would include 2
> > SCSI disks, one for Lin (sda1,2,3) one for Win (sdb1).
> >
> > Windows works as well as Windows can work.
> >
> > Linux on the other hand wouldn't boot with a 2.6.0-test9 kernel or
> > with a 2.6.0 final kernel.  It did boot from the Gentoo Amd64
> > LiveCD, where I found one of my problems with why it wouldn't boot
> > to be that I compiled the 2.6.0 kernel in 32bit mode but the
> > processor wanted to be in 64bit mode.  

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Just a thought.  SUSE 9.0 Professional apparently runs on AMD64.  I
don't have such a machine, but they dedicate a chapter in the guide to
AMD64 machines, so it must work somewhat.  $79 ~= save much grief?

HTH,

-- 
Collins