On Mon, 2003-02-17 at 12:02, John Noll wrote: > The apt repository and other rpms I've encountered say they are for > i386. When my system boots up it says <kernel version> on i686. I am > running an Intel Celeron chip at 466 Mhz. Will I have problems and can > I switch a config file somewhere so it reads <kernel version> on i386?
No, it won't cause any problems. You'd probably have to modify the kernel source to get it to report a different chip than the actual. This would get you nothing. Do you remember the old 386? Well, linux can still run on it. i586 is equivalent to Pentium. IIRC, i686 is equivalent to Pentium Pro and later. (Meaning PIII, P4, Athlon, etc.) i686 is a super-set of i386. By compiling applications for the lowest common denominator, i386, they are more portable. Because you're kernel knows it is on i686 it can potentially run faster. -- Stuart Jansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> #define FALSE 0 /* This is the naked Truth */ #define TRUE 1 /* and this is the Light */ -- mailto.c _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
