Opteron

[christos]

Has anyone used a linux distro other than SUSE on an AMD Opteron yet?
I need a machine upgrade and Pentium 4's do not impress me at all (use them at work) so I thought that the lastest offering from AMD might be worth a look.
Can anyone see any potential pitfalls using this CPU and likely the Nvidia based Asus motherboard?

Thanks for any suggestions.

[tuxer]

I thought Mandrake also worked on the opteron.

I saw this on theire site:
"March 13th, 2003 - Mandrake Linux 9.0 for AMD 64-bit technology is available - MandrakeSoft today announced the release of Mandrake Linux 9.0 for Opteron. processors based on AMD 64-bit technology. This development will lead to a planned release in April 2003 of the 'Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1' for AMD Opteron., a product dedicated to server deployment in medium to large accounts. Later in June 2003, MandrakeSoft will release 'MandrakeClustering' for Opteron., an easy-to-use clustering solution designed to answer needs in the intensive calculation area. All details are available in the *************.
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When mandrake9.0 workes on opteron mandrake9.1 will work too i gues.

[mrBen]

I don't think anyone else has 'officially' released yet - but I think most have a development-type version available for download.