[ Thanks to Michael Larabel for this
link. ]
“Have you recently upgraded to AMD’s Spider platform with their
quad-core Phenom processor and are running Linux? If so, and are
experiencing kernel panics, stability problems, and even a
psychedelic Ubuntu logo, you’re not alone. Earlier this week we had
looked at AMD’s new 790FX Chipset under Linux and now it’s time to
deliver the world’s first Linux benchmarks of AMD’s Spider
platform. However, getting to the point of delivering these Linux
benchmarks wasn’t exactly smooth sailing. In this article, we’ll be
looking at the AMD Phenom 9500 performance under Ubuntu 7.10 as
well as sharing our experiences with this new AMD platform…”