Kernel 2.6, SCSI, 64-bit

[Robert E. Raymond]

Collins wrote:

>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,
>
>
Eh.. I've used gentoo for longer than any other distro, invested too 
much time, got it set up the way i like ;)

Never going back to RPM again, if I ever switch it will be Slack :P

I'll try a new SCSI cable, I could buy 3 for the price of SuSE, esp. it 
seems certain parts of the current cable are more frayed than others.

Thanks tho

Bob Raymond