Have anyone tried Linux on AMD boards?

Jsy3k

I'm going to buy a new system this weekend and will be getting an AMD Sempron 3000 using Mainboard Socket 754.

I want to ask whether anyone have tried to install Linux on Sempron-based boards. I knew the AMD64 and Opteron is compatible with Linux, but no idea on the Sempron-based. Anyone have tried this before, or maybe some links for it?

I am still a complete newb to Linux and wanted to try to code using java, C++ on Linux. I heard that it is more powerful on Linux, so wanted to give it a try.

Thanks in advance.
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unreal_sorcerer · newbie! Joined: Jul 16, 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Alaska

I've never tried it... but I think it should work....

unreal_sorcerer · newbie! Joined: Jul 16, 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Alaska

I asked around in another forum... this is what I got... check it out...

http://forums.megatokyo.com/index.php?showtopic=1702472&st=0&#entry3909084

Jsy3k · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 10:36 am Post subject:

Thank you, unreal_sorcerer. Been great help for that.... I seen some of them and I think Sempron is the repackaged version of Duron and XP boards.

Thanks. I think I will proceed on to buying Sempron based system this weekend. I'm planning to install Windows and Linux on the HDD and wanted to learn more about Linux. If possible, I would like to try LFS within 6 months after understanding the basics of Linux.
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unreal_sorcerer · newbie! Joined: Jul 16, 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Alaska

sweet.. go for it.. have fun Very Happy

idjota · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:12 pm Post subject:

why not get the 939 socket?
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Jsy3k · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:52 pm Post subject:

The mainboard with Sokcet 939 ones can't use Sempron as their motherboard. I'm still thinking whether wanted to get Socket 754 or Socket A. I will probably get the Socket A since it is dual channelled. Still thinking though, just can't decide for now.... I still got 2 more days in the end Very Happy

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bakachan · newbie! Joined: May 21, 2005 Posts: 38

you should really get the A socket. dual chaneling is a life saver. also, some ati graphics cards dont work with linux. just a heads up.

theTaoTao · newbie! Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 18

shouldn't ne cpu just work? Sempron is x86 i believe... built for windows >_<

what distro are you planning on using?
(ubuntu for t3h win!!)

dance2die · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Dec 26, 2004 Posts: 62

My answer to the Topic:

Yes

dance2die · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Dec 26, 2004 Posts: 62

By the way,

Since i haven't coded C/C++ on Linux, i am not sure if there are many "enterprise level" tools around just like on Windows(Visual Studio.NET, Borland's Products...), but coding in Java won't be much of a problem though due to the universal open-source IDE called Eclipse as you might have heard of.

Anyways, have fun...(migrating back and forth from Windows <-> Linux really tires me out so i am sticking to Windows these days)

darkxion · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Aug 25, 2005 Posts: 51

i havn't used it but i've heard that it works with only minor problems, but than all the nonsense i hear, who knows? hope it works for ya

thugangel · Ronin Samurai Joined: Aug 27, 2005 Posts: 713

those processors has been working with linux for quite a while now, so i say it should definitely work.

lol, i'm pretty late but the reason sempron isn't dual-channeled is because it has its own memory controller in the processor and there isn't a huge latency difference compared to a dual-channel mode.

semprons are suppose to make the xp and duron obsolete. actually, AMD has celebrated their last production of xp processors a few months ago. so i hope the system you bought is really cheap and really worth the money.