Fedora Core OS Question

[Shadows4529]

Hi guys I no longer play WoW and I am heading back to linux (fedora core), Here is my question... The last time I used linux was FC 3 (Fedora Core 3) and now they are up to 7!?! question is I have always ran Intel and now I am on a laptop with these specs....





1.60 gigahertz AMD Turion 64 X2
Board: Quanta 30B9 65.27
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Hewlett-Packard F.28 02/08/2007
1920 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM 1' has 1024 MB at 667mhz
Slot 'DIMM 2' has 1024 MB at 667mhz

NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 512MB [Display adapter]
Default Monitor (2x)
LPL 17.2 [Monitor] (17.2"vis)




I gave you that little bit of info because I want to know should I run the x86_64 or the i386 or would it really matter any Ideas or comments would be nice to see but no worrries if not. Thanks in advance!




P.S. I am going to use this for just basic home based applications nothing to spectacular so maybe there is something better then Fedora core?

[Shadows4529]

Has FC gotten that bad, That I got no response lol.

[paul9]

Ubuntu is the currently the flavour of the month. Personally, I never got along too well with RedHat and Fedora Core for some reason. I would try the 64 bit version, as you have the 64 bit processor.

[sr71000]

I haven't tried fc7 but i didn't really like fc6 as a regular desktop machine. Worked fine as a server though. I would also recommend ubuntu Especially on that machine. Get beryl up and running (ooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh...pretty) lol. they've got 6.06 long term support and 7.04. I'm running 7.04 with no issues. let us know how it goes! (the diff since fc3 days is AMAZING. it's like a whole new world! lol)

Kevin

[jetman]

Since you've been out of the game for a while, try the FC live CD 1st. I haven't tried it myself, but I do vigorously encourage the live CD approach, to try before you buy (install) anything....Jet

PS: In fact, they have more than one live CD avail. I think it's time to try Fedora again....

[Shadows4529]

What was so bad with FC 6 was there issues with compromised security or rpm's? yea I have been out of the game for a while so any input would rock guys and how do i know for sure this is a 64 bit Processor I tried to install a 64 bit windows but it said it wasn't and yea lol I was like OMFG WTF lol jk thanks again in advance.

[paul9]

Try a download of Everest Home Edition or CPU-z to id your processor, or right clicking on My Computer and selecting Properties should tell you.

[Shadows4529]

Ok here is what I got so far lol what do you think?



Summary

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Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Multiprocessor PC (Mobile)
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 (IE 6.0 SP2)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name HOME-6E5BD07206
User Name Silver
Logon Domain HOME-6E5BD07206
Date / Time 2007-06-04 / 09:12

Motherboard:
CPU Type Mobile DualCore AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50, 1600 MHz (8 x 200)
Motherboard Name Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv9000 (RP115UA#ABA)
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA GeForce Go 6150, AMD Hammer
System Memory 1920 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (02/08/07)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 (512 MB)
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 (512 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
Monitor LG Philips LP171WP4-TL03 [17.1" LCD]

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Conexant Cx20549 @ nVIDIA nForce 430 (MCP51) - High Definition Audio Controller

Storage:
IDE Controller NVIDIA nForce 430/410 Serial ATA Controller
IDE Controller Ricoh Memory Stick Host Controller
IDE Controller Ricoh MMC Host Controller
IDE Controller Ricoh xD-Picture Card Host Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Storage Controller SCSI/RAID Host Controller
Disk Drive ST9120821AS (120 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA)
Optical Drive BJ0320N YXW434I SCSI CdRom Device
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4084N (DVD+R9:2.4x, DVD+RW:8x/4x, DVD-RW:8x/4x, DVD-RAM:5x, DVD-ROM:8x, CD:24x/10x/24x DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 114463 MB (93491 MB free)
Total Size 111.8 GB (91.3 GB free)

Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad

Network:
Primary IP Address 192.168.1.67
Primary MAC Address 00-1A-73-29-DD-BA
Network Adapter Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN (192.168.1.67)
Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Modem HDAUDIO Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP

Peripherals:
FireWire Controller Ricoh RL5C832 IEEE1394 Controller (PHY: Ricoh RL5C832)
USB1 Controller nVIDIA nForce 430 (MCP51) - OHCI USB 1.1 Controller
USB2 Controller nVIDIA nForce 430 (MCP51) - EHCI USB 2.0 Controller
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Video Device
Battery Microsoft AC Adapter
Battery Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery

DMI:
DMI BIOS Vendor Hewlett-Packard
DMI BIOS Version F.28
DMI System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
DMI System Product HP Pavilion dv9000 (RP115UA#ABA)
DMI System Version Rev 1
DMI System Serial Number CNF7073WPY
DMI System UUID 434E4637-30373357-50590016-36F8C2C4
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer Quanta
DMI Motherboard Product 30B9
DMI Motherboard Version 65.27
DMI Motherboard Serial Number None
DMI Chassis Manufacturer Quanta
DMI Chassis Version N/A
DMI Chassis Serial Number None
DMI Chassis Asset Tag
DMI Chassis Type Notebook


DMI

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[ BIOS ]

BIOS Properties:
Vendor Hewlett-Packard
Version F.28
Release Date 02/08/2007
Size 1024 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM
Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, BBS, Smart Battery
Supported Standards DMI, ACPI, ESCD, PnP
Expansion Capabilities ISA, PCI, AGP, USB

[ System ]

System Properties:
Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
Product HP Pavilion dv9000 (RP115UA#ABA)
Version Rev 1
Serial Number CNF7073WPY
SKU# RP115UA#ABA
Family 103C_5335KV
Universal Unique ID 434E4637-30373357-50590016-36F8C2C4
Wake-Up Type Power Switch

[ Motherboard ]

Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer Quanta
Product 30B9
Version 65.27
Serial Number None

[ Chassis ]

Chassis Properties:
Manufacturer Quanta
Version N/A
Serial Number None
Chassis Type Notebook
Boot-Up State Safe
Power Supply State Safe
Thermal State Safe
Security Status None

[ Processors / AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile TL ]

Processor Properties:
Manufacturer AMD
Version AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile TL
External Clock 200 MHz
Maximum Clock 1600 MHz
Current Clock 1600 MHz
Type Central Processor
Voltage 1.6 V
Status Enabled
Upgrade None
Socket Designation Socket S1

[ Caches / L1 Cache ]

Cache Properties:
Type Internal
Status Enabled
Operational Mode Write-Back
Maximum Size 64 KB
Installed Size 64 KB
Supported SRAM Type Asynchronous, Burst, Pipeline Burst
Current SRAM Type Asynchronous
Socket Designation L1 Cache

[ Caches / L2 Cache ]

Cache Properties:
Type Internal
Status Enabled
Operational Mode Write-Through
Maximum Size 512 KB
Installed Size 512 KB
Supported SRAM Type Synchronous, Burst, Pipeline Burst
Current SRAM Type Synchronous
Socket Designation L2 Cache

[ Memory Devices / DIMM 1 ]

Memory Device Properties:
Form Factor DIMM
Type DDR2
Type Detail Synchronous
Size 1024 MB
Speed 667 MHz
Total Width 64-bit
Data Width 64-bit
Device Locator DIMM 1
Bank Locator Bank 0,1

[ Memory Devices / DIMM 2 ]

Memory Device Properties:
Form Factor DIMM
Type DDR2
Size 1024 MB
Speed 667 MHz
Total Width 64-bit
Data Width 64-bit
Device Locator DIMM 2
Bank Locator Bank 2,3

[ System Slots / PCI Express Slot 1 ]

System Slot Properties:
Slot Designation PCI Express Slot 1
Type PCI-E x1
Usage Empty
Data Bus Width 64-bit
Length Short

[ System Slots / PCI Express Slot 2 ]

System Slot Properties:
Slot Designation PCI Express Slot 2
Type PCI-E x1
Usage Empty
Data Bus Width 64-bit
Length Short

[ On-Board Devices / 128 ]

On-Board Device Properties:
Description 128
Type Video
Status Enabled


Overclock

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CPU Properties:
CPU Type Mobile DualCore AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50
CPU Alias Taylor-256
CPU Stepping BH-F2
CPUID CPU Name AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50
CPUID Revision 00040F82h

CPU Speed:
CPU Clock 1607.4 MHz (original: 1600 MHz)
CPU Multiplier 8.0x
CPU FSB 200.9 MHz (original: 200 MHz)
Memory Bus 321.5 MHz
DRAM:FSB Ratio CPU/5

CPU Cache:
L1 Code Cache 64 KB per core (Parity)
L1 Data Cache 64 KB per core (ECC)
L2 Cache 256 KB per core (On-Die, ECC, Full-Speed)

Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID <DMI>
Motherboard Name Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv9000 (RP115UA#ABA)

Chipset Properties:
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA GeForce Go 6150, AMD Hammer
Memory Timings 5-5-5-15 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
Command Rate (CR) 2T

SPD Memory Modules:
DIMM1: Kingston 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM2: Kingston 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)

BIOS Properties:
System BIOS Date 02/08/07
Video BIOS Date 12/07/06
DMI BIOS Version F.28

Graphics Processor Properties:
Video Adapter nVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
GPU Code Name C51GM (Integrated 10DE / 0244, Rev A2)
GPU Clock 424 MHz


Power Management

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Power Management Properties:
Current Power Source AC Line
Battery Status 100 % (High Level)
Full Battery Lifetime Unknown
Remaining Battery Lifetime Unknown

Battery Properties:
Device Name Primary
Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
Unique ID Hewlett-PackardPrimary
Battery Type Rechargeable Li-Ion
Designed Capacity 88800 mWh
Fully Charged Capacity 47834 mWh
Current Capacity 47834 mWh (100 %)
Voltage 16576 mV
Wear Level 46 %
Power State AC Line


Portable Computer

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Centrino 1 Platform Compliancy:
CPU: Intel Pentium M (Banias/Dothan) No (Mobile DualCore AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50)
Chipset: Intel i855GM/PM No (nVIDIA GeForce Go 6150, AMD Hammer)
WLAN: Intel PRO/Wireless No
System: Centrino 1 (Carmel) Compliant No

Centrino 2 Platform Compliancy:
CPU: Intel Pentium M (Dothan) No (Mobile DualCore AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50)
Chipset: Intel i915GM/PM No (nVIDIA GeForce Go 6150, AMD Hammer)
WLAN: Intel PRO/Wireless No
System: Centrino 2 (Sonoma) Compliant No

Centrino 3 Platform Compliancy:
CPU: Intel Core (Yonah) / Core 2 (Merom) No (Mobile DualCore AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50)
Chipset: Intel i945GM/PM No (nVIDIA GeForce Go 6150, AMD Hammer)
WLAN: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG No
System: Centrino 3 (Napa) Compliant No

Centrino 4 Platform Compliancy:
CPU: Intel Core 2 (Merom) No (Mobile DualCore AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50)
Chipset: Intel GM965/PM965 No (nVIDIA GeForce Go 6150, AMD Hammer)
WLAN: Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN No
System: Centrino 4 (Santa Rosa) Compliant No


Sensor

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Sensor Properties:
Sensor Type HDD
GPU Sensor Type Driver (NV-DRV)

Temperatures:
CPU 57 °C (135 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #1 60 °C (140 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #2 49 °C (120 °F)
GPU 71 °C (160 °F)
Seagate ST9120821AS 42 °C (108 °F)


CPU

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CPU Properties:
CPU Type Mobile DualCore AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50, 1600 MHz (8 x 200)
CPU Alias Taylor-256
CPU Stepping BH-F2
Instruction Set x86, x86-64, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Original Clock 1600 MHz
Min / Max CPU Multiplier 4x / 8x
L1 Code Cache 64 KB per core (Parity)
L1 Data Cache 64 KB per core (ECC)
L2 Cache 256 KB per core (On-Die, ECC, Full-Speed)

Multi CPU:
CPU #0 AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50, 1607 MHz
CPU #1 AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50, 1607 MHz

CPU Manufacturer:
Company Name Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Product Information http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...30_118,00.html

CPU Utilization:
CPU #1 / Core #1 33 %
CPU #1 / Core #2 33 %


CPUID

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CPUID Properties:
CPUID Manufacturer AuthenticAMD
CPUID CPU Name AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50
CPUID Revision 00040F82h
Extended CPUID Revision 00040F82h
AMD Brand ID 0595h (Turion 64 X2 TL-50)
Platform ID D6h (Socket S1g1)
IA CPU Serial Number Unknown
HTT / CMP Units 0 / 2

Instruction Set:
64-bit x86 Extension (AMD64, Intel64) Supported
AMD 3DNow! Supported
AMD 3DNow! Professional Supported
AMD 3DNowPrefetch Not Supported
AMD Enhanced 3DNow! Supported
AMD Extended MMX Supported
AMD MisAligned SSE Not Supported
AMD SSE4A Not Supported
Cyrix Extended MMX Not Supported
IA-64 Not Supported
IA MMX Supported
IA SSE Supported
IA SSE 2 Supported
IA SSE 3 Supported
IA Supplemental SSE 3 Not Supported
IA SSE 4.1 Not Supported
IA SSE 4.2 Not Supported
VIA Alternate Instruction Set Not Supported
CLFLUSH Instruction Supported
CMPXCHG8B Instruction Supported
CMPXCHG16B Instruction Supported
Conditional Move Instruction Supported
LZCNT Instruction Not Supported
MONITOR / MWAIT Instruction Not Supported
POPCNT Instruction Not Supported
RDTSCP Instruction Supported
SYSCALL / SYSRET Instruction Supported
SYSENTER / SYSEXIT Instruction Supported
VIA FEMMS Instruction Not Supported

Security Features:
Advanced Cryptography Engine (ACE) Not Supported
Data Execution Prevention (DEP, NX, EDB) Supported
Hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) Not Supported
Montgomery Multiplier & Hash Engine Not Supported
Processor Serial Number (PSN) Not Supported

Power Management Features:
Automatic Clock Control Not Supported
Digital Thermometer Supported
Enhanced Halt State (C1E) Not Supported
Enhanced SpeedStep Technology (EIST, ESS) Not Supported
Frequency ID Control Supported
Hardware P-State Control Not Supported
LongRun Not Supported
LongRun Table Interface Not Supported
PowerSaver 1.0 Not Supported
PowerSaver 2.0 Not Supported
PowerSaver 3.0 Not Supported
Processor Duty Cycle Control Not Supported
Software Thermal Control Supported
Temperature Sensing Diode Supported
Thermal Monitor 1 Not Supported
Thermal Monitor 2 Not Supported
Thermal Monitoring Supported
Thermal Trip Supported
Voltage ID Control Supported

CPUID Features:
1 GB Page Size Not Supported
36-bit Page Size Extension Supported
Address Region Registers (ARR) Not Supported
CPL Qualified Debug Store Not Supported
Debug Trace Store Not Supported
Debugging Extension Supported
Direct Cache Access Not Supported
Fast Save & Restore Supported
Hyper-Threading Technology (HTT) Not Supported
L1 Context ID Not Supported
Local APIC On Chip Supported
Machine Check Architecture (MCA) Supported
Machine Check Exception (MCE) Supported
Memory Configuration Registers (MCR) Not Supported
Memory Type Range Registers (MTRR) Supported
Model Specific Registers (MSR) Supported
Nested Paging Not Supported
Page Attribute Table (PAT) Supported
Page Global Extension Supported
Page Size Extension (PSE) Supported
Pending Break Event Not Supported
Physical Address Extension (PAE) Supported
Safer Mode Extensions (SMX) Not Supported
Secure Virtual Machine Extensions (Pacifica) Supported
Self-Snoop Not Supported
Time Stamp Counter (TSC) Supported
Virtual Machine Extensions (Vanderpool) Not Supported
Virtual Mode Extension Supported

Motherboard

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Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID <DMI>
Motherboard Name Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv9000 (RP115UA#ABA)

Front Side Bus Properties:
Bus Type AMD Hammer
Real Clock 200 MHz
Effective Clock 200 MHz
HyperTransport Clock 800 MHz

Memory Bus Properties:
Bus Type Dual DDR2 SDRAM
Bus Width 128-bit
DRAM:FSB Ratio CPU/5
Real Clock 321 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 643 MHz
Bandwidth 10287 MB/s


Memory

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Physical Memory:
Total 1918 MB
Used 420 MB
Free 1498 MB
Utilization 22 %

Swap Space:
Total 3811 MB
Used 267 MB
Free 3544 MB
Utilization 7 %

Virtual Memory:
Total 5730 MB
Used 687 MB
Free 5042 MB
Utilization 12 %

Paging File:
Paging File C:\pagefile.sys
Initial / Maximum Size 2046 MB / 4092 MB
Current Size 2046 MB
Current / Peak Usage 4 MB / 4 MB
Utilization 0 %

Physical Address Extension (PAE):
Supported by Operating System Yes
Supported by CPU Yes
Active Yes

[Shadows4529]

Is it normal for my GPU and CPU'S to be running that hot?