[PlanetCCRMA] Fedora on older processor (Via C3)?

[Peter Hartmann]

> One of my tricks is to use a Intel 4M (socket 478)
> in a 478 Mboard.

That sounds really cool.  Would post some more info about this
project?  Wondering which brand/model  motherboard/heatsink  you're
using and where did you get them?

Thanks,
Peter

On Jan 5, 2008 1:12 PM,  <bhaskins@chartermi.net> wrote:
>
> ---- Wayne Leeds <wleeds@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to make a silent linux audio box using a Via C3 processor
> > (VIA C3 800AMHz, identified as Via CyrixIII 800A by the bios of my
> > MS-6315 socket 370 motherboard).
> >
> > Apparently, this CPU architecture is not directly supported by recent
> > Fedora releases.  How can i install Fedora on it?
> >
> > Or, are there other low wattage processors available today that can
> > operate fanless?
> I do quite a bit of this.
> One of my tricks is to use a Intel 4M (socket 478)
> in a 478 Mboard.
> I then use a big (overclockers style) heat sink
> with quality!!! thermal grease.
> I often have to add a copper shim between
> the cpu and the heatsink to pull this off.
> It does work!! I have units like this running
> 24/7/365 at 85% cpu usage and they are
> well below the thermal limit.
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Wayne
> > Eugene, Oregon, USA
> > wleeds@comcast.net
> >
> > P.S.  Is there a difference between the terms "Fedora Core" and "Fedora
> > Linux"????
> >
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