Whats the hardware support regards AMDs Zen arch ?
I know clear is using the 3.10 kernel which leads me to think that AMDs CPU's/Chip sets wont work with ClearOS
I know clear is using the 3.10 kernel which leads me to think that AMDs CPU's/Chip sets wont work with ClearOS
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I'm afraid life isn't as easy as that. RedHat backport later patches into the kernel so it is not easy to tell. The current kernel, I believe is much more like a 4.14 vanilla kernel. The best thing to do is search on "centos 7 ryzen" and perhaps use you exact processor or motherboard chipset. Note that you can use bleedin' edge kernels from ElRepo if you want, but the problem will be getting the install done. You may need to install onto a different system, update to the ElRepo kernel then move the disk across.
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I am running an AMD Ryzen 5 5500 w/ 6 cores having two threads each and 6GB ram.
ClearOS 7.9.1 fails with a Kernel panic. If I tell the install to do the check on the install, it fails with a Kernel panic.
Have contacted support and they sent me here, telling me they think I can't run ClearOS.
I do not have a system I can use that is not running an AMD CPU.
Is there any way I can get this to work or am I stuck with IpFire?
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It works perfectly - I first had a bare metal box with Athlon 200GE, the lowest end of the Zen line APU.
Then I have moved to using Proxmox and running ClearOS as a VM inside. Later, I have moved to a 2700X which I have been using till now, no issue running ClearOS as a router OS.
For reference, the original built:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/bf5e8f/superconducting_aluminum_amd_x86_router/
And new built:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VhgMCL -
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Ironically I was looking at their Gen 10 Opteron based servers but really want an 8 core ryzen version. I may just go the ITX route and keep my existing NAS case.
I'm currently rocking a duel core G3220 with 4GB MEM,
In dire need of an upgrade !
The Qnap ryzen based systems are interesting but a bit stupidly priced I feel. -
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Cheers for that Nick, I did reply earlier but lost it when I hit accept your answer
Any way, I did try to find out what's been back ported but like you said it's not easy.
However, Good news for prospective Ryzen server owners!
I've just installed ClearOS on a spare SSD on my own system (3900x X570 board)
And every thing works ethnet ports/USB3 ect. All NVME/SSD drives detected fine. Even my Vega VII GFX card was deteted and used the AMDGPU module.
Also , the install took a minute and a half
Ok minimum install I admit 
Am now off to price up a suitable system. I really fancy a duel 64 core Eypc Rome Monster but........
Regards.
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