Mary Jo Foley, of ZDNet News, reports that not all versions of the Linux operating system currently support the new Intel Pentium 4. Apparently, Red Hat and TurboLinux are OK — sort of. Foley writes . . .

“A number of the pre-packaged versions of the open-source operating system, including Caldera's eServer desktop and server products, won't run on Pentium 4-based computers because the software cannot identify the chip, Intel officials acknowledged.”

“Intel, however, said it was up to the individual Linux vendors to update their operating system releases to bring them into compliance. As originally reported on the LinuxGram Web site, the only versions of Linux that Intel has certified as working properly with the Pentium 4 are Red Hat 7.0 and TurboLinux 6.”

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