Re: [newbie] 7.2 says i've got a PIII ?!
Last question. Do i have to compile the kernel for 586 or 686 then? I assume 686, isn't it? ;-) If I recall correctly, Mandrake supplies a patched kernel of the plain vanilla 2.2.17 kernel. It is optimised for i586 architectures, which means that any CPU ranging from a P60 to a P233MMX will benifit from it. The K6-family from AMD will also get a small speed increase. But, since CPU's are backward compatible, i686 CPU's, like the PII(I), CeleronI(I) and Athlon will work on it. You could recompile your kernel, but you won't feel much of a speed increase. To get real optimisations for your system, you would have to recompile EVERY program again from the source files for i686. Mandrake already does this for i586 systems, that's why their distro's won't work on 486's or anything lower. So you better leave your kernel as it is right now, and wait for a more mature version of the 2.4 kernel (although 2.4.0-test11 is sufficient for home use). Optimising your kernel for i686 will have limited effect on the speed of your system.
Re: [newbie] 7.2 says i've got a PIII ?!
Mathias De Belder escribió: Under my laptop, owning a Celeron 500 mhz, Mandrake 7.2 says it's got a PIII Copermine... what's wrong?? 8-? Your Celeron 500 is probably a CeleronII. This is the successor of the CeleronA and it's based on the .18µ Coppermine core of the PIII. Only the cache and the L2 associativity have been altered, and it runs on a slower Front Side Bus speed. Linux Mandrake is correct in telling you that you have a PIII ;-) BUT, the CeleronII's performance is WAY of that of a regular PIII due to the mentioned L2 cache associativity... cat /proc/cpuinfo should tell you more. Good to know... that program answers me i'm forbidden to run it -running it as root, of course- 8-? Do you know if it's easy to overclock?? ;-) -- Joan Tur. Ibiza - Spain [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 11407395 Joan.Tur.pagina.de Club.Ibosim.pagina.de Linux: usuari registrat 190.783
Re: [newbie] 7.2 says i've got a PIII ?!
Under my laptop, owning a Celeron 500 mhz, Mandrake 7.2 says it's got a PIII Copermine... what's wrong?? 8-? Your Celeron 500 is probably a CeleronII. This is the successor of the CeleronA and it's based on the .18=B5 Coppermine core of the PIII. Only the cache and the L2 associativity have been altered, and it runs on a slower Front Side Bus speed. Linux Mandrake is correct in telling you that you have a PIII ;-) BUT, the CeleronII's performance is WAY of that of a regular PIII due to the mentioned L2 cache associativity... cat /proc/cpuinfo should tell you more. Good to know... that program answers me i'm forbidden to run it -running it as root, of course- 8-? Do you know if it's easy to overclock?? ;-) I'm surprised it won't let you see that file. As a user, just type : 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' and it should give you the details of your CPU. Overclocking a laptop isn't really recommended, although the Celeron's have historicly been very good overclockers. As you've probably noticed by now, your laptop is generating quite a bit of heat. Overclocking your CPU will only make it worse. To save costs and space and to not drain the battery too much, mobile Intel CPU's are only passivly cooled. In my opinion, those CPU's are already being pushed to the limit. One can seriously damage one's CPU by letting it overheat too much. So it's better to leave your setup as it is. If you would really want to overclock, see if you can adjust your Front Side Bus speed from within your laptop's BIOS. Just my .03 Euro (damn exchange rate ;)
Re: [newbie] 7.2 says i've got a PIII ?!
Mathias De Belder escribió: Good to know... that program answers me i'm forbidden to run it -running it as root, of course- 8-? I'm surprised it won't let you see that file. As a user, just type : 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' and it should give you the details of your CPU. Ejem... i forgot to type "cat" O8-) Last question. Do i have to compile the kernel for 586 or 686 then? I assume 686, isn't it? ;-) -- Joan Tur. Ibiza - Spain [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 11407395 Joan.Tur.pagina.de Club.Ibosim.pagina.de Linux: usuari registrat 190.783
Re: [newbie] 7.2 says i've got a PIII ?!
Under my laptop, owning a Celeron 500 mhz, Mandrake 7.2 says it's got a PIII Copermine... what's wrong?? 8-? Your Celeron 500 is probably a CeleronII. This is the successor of the CeleronA and it's based on the .18µ Coppermine core of the PIII. Only the cache and the L2 associativity have been altered, and it runs on a slower Front Side Bus speed. Linux Mandrake is correct in telling you that you have a PIII ;-) BUT, the CeleronII's performance is WAY of that of a regular PIII due to the mentioned L2 cache associativity... cat /proc/cpuinfo should tell you more.
