[newbie] do I need AMD Kernel

I have an AMD Athlon Thunderbird processor. Do I need to install an Athlon kernel, or just leave everything (Mandrake 8.1) as is? Saw this in an issue of Penguin Shell and didn't know if applied to all Linux distros or not: Athlon Kernel] If you're running an Athlon machine, up2date will

Re: [newbie] do I need AMD Kernel

up2date is a Red Hat utility. The article may have been specific to RH Linux. As far as I know generic kernels work fine on Athlons. On Friday, November 30, 2001, at 11:40 AM, Mr.E. wrote: I have an AMD Athlon Thunderbird processor. Do I need to install an Athlon kernel, or just leave

Re: [newbie] do I need AMD Kernel

On Friday 30 November 2001 11:40 am, Mr.E. wrote: I have an AMD Athlon Thunderbird processor. Do I need to install an Athlon kernel, or just leave everything (Mandrake 8.1) as is? as is.With an Athlon typing 'arch' in a terminal will return ~ $ arch i686 Saw this in an issue