Opteron System, fc1-x86_64 -- progress

[Gene C.]

Based on previous messages, this is a summery of current progress:

1. the floppy is working .. I had the cable in backwards (or rather 
upside-down).

2.  The BIOS Setup etc. at power-on now visible with the Dell Monitor 
connected via DVI rather than analog through the KVM switch.  The ASUS/AMI 
BIOS must max out the video parameters rather than doing things safely.  This 
must have been filtered by the KVM.  I can live with this.  Except when I 
need to fool with the BIOS Setup, I may switch back to using the KVM since it 
is more convenient.  I still consider the bad video parameters an ASUS bug.

3.  The Linksys NIC (tulip driver) definitely hangs Linux in 64 bit mode 
although it works fine in 32 bit mode.  However, the onboard 3COM 3C940 
gigabit ethernet NIC also works.  It completely works under 32 bit Linux and 
will handle the nfs install under 64 bit linux (Fedora Core 1 for the amd64).  
Unfortunately, under 64 bit linux I get an "kernel Oops" enabling the 
interface.  Fortunately this is not MS Windows and things went merrily along 
without the interface rather than getting the blue-screen-of-death.

The 3C940 driver (sk98lin) must be manually selected rather than automatically 
detected.

Overall I am getting much more happy with this box, the SK8V MB, etc.


Questions -- where should I post bug reports?  In bugzilla? Assigned to whom?  
Fedora Core but what version?
-- 
Gene