[CentOS] What do you think about this motherboard?

[Feizhou]

Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-07-05 at 13:54 +0800, Feizhou wrote:
> 
>>The problem servers I have use VT82C598/694x [Apollo MVP3/Pro133x AGP] 
>>related northbridges.
> 
> 
> In all fairness to ViA, the mVP3 is:  
> 1)  A really _old_ Socket-7 chipset, and

er...I have this on a PIII box? hardly socket 7.

/sbin/lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo 
PRO133x] (rev c4)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo 
MVP3/Pro133x AGP]
00:06.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] 
(rev 40)
00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. 
VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 
Controller (rev 1a)
00:07.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 
Controller (rev 1a)
00:07.4 Bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 40)
00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] 
(rev 08)
00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] 
(rev 08)
00:10.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] 
(rev 08)

cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 8
model name      : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping        : 6
cpu MHz         : 798.071
cache size      : 256 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca 
cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips        : 1576.96

processor       : 1
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 8
model name      : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping        : 6
cpu MHz         : 798.071
cache size      : 256 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca 
cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips        : 1593.34


> 2)  _Never_ designed for servers

Please tell that to Tyan. It really affects their image as a 
server/workstation/highend motherboard manufacturer.
> 
> There was a long history of numerous revs of the mVP3 chipsets with all
> sorts of issues.  In reality, the smartest thing AMD ever did was get
> away from GTL and switch to EV6.

How I wish my colleagues will drop the Intel is stable, AMD is burning 
hot rubbish and for once get an/some AMD box(es) without VIA motherboards.