[K12OSN] K12LTSP Server RAM question

[Henry Hartley]

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Julius Szelagiewicz [mailto:julius at turtle.com] 
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 8:41 AM
>> 
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2004, Huck wrote:
>> > I'm being told that utilizing a 32bit processor, my server
>> > will be limited to 4 gigs of usable RAM...  anyone know the
>> > validity of this statement and if it IS valid how many
>> > machines am I looking at being able to run even with dual
>> > p4 2.8Ghz processors?
>> 
>> If you use an Opteron or 64bit Xeon based motherboard, you'll
>> be able to put much more memory in use - the limitation will
>> be the motherboard. I hear good things about Opteron boards.
>> I have been using 64 bit systems for many years running HP-UX
>> and I can tell you that having tons of memory is not only fun,
>> but it is also addictive ;-)

Are there ISOs for the Opteron or would one need to compile from
source?  While I'm sure I *could* compile a system, I'd much
rather not have to.  The dual Opteron mother boards are very
attractive and not priced much differently than dual Xeon boards
but if the install is significantly more difficult, that may tip
the scales the other way for me.

On a related topic, does anyone know if the reports of problems
with FC1 and the SMP kernel fixed with the 2.6.x kernel series?
If so, I may just wait for FC2 based K12LTSP.

-- 
Henry "still waiting to get approval to buy my server" Hartley