Here is my /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 6 model : 4 model name : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor stepping : 2 cpu MHz : 1066.709 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sysca bogomips : 2129.92 On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Paul Giordano wrote: > Not exactly sure about the SRPM, but the standard kernel Makefile uses > "uname -m" to get the architecture for the build. What do you get when you > type "uname -m"? If it's "i686" then that's your answer. > > What's in /proc/cpuinfo? > > (I believe if you "export ARCH=athlon" prior to the build you'll get what > you desire...) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daniel McKee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 5:49 PM > Subject: Re: [Cooker] rebuilding the kernel rpm for a athlon based system... > > > > I had to modify his directions, but i kinda got it to work...It's still > > insisting on building a .i686 rpm not a .athlon RPM.... I figured out how > to > > force a .athlon RPM, but when I go to install it, I get "incompatable > > architecture"... ??? I got a Socket A 1GHz Thunderbird, if that's not a > > Athlon, I don't know what is...lol > > > > Anyhow, can someone jump in and help [us] out? Is Mandrake not Athlon > savvy > > yet or ?? Why is my system a i686 instead of a "Athlon"??? And, before > > someone goes jumping my back about "its the same thing" go look in > > /usr/src/RPM/RPMS and you'll see a "athlon" directory and a "i686" > > directory... Why the Athlon directory then?? TIA > > > > > > Daniel McKee > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 9:38 AM > > Subject: Re: [Cooker] rebuilding the kernel rpm for a athlon based > system... > > > > > > > root wrote: > > > > Hi, someone about a week ago posted some directions on how to rebuild > > the > > > > kernel srpm to be optimized for a athlon cpu...can you please repost > the > > > > directions??? TIA > > > > > > > > Daniel McKee > > > i followed it verbatim and it didn't work for me...:-( > > > -- > > > pax > > > -m- > > > > > > > > >