Re: [newbie] i586 or i686

2001-02-15 Thread manuel dopp
its for all pentium 1, 2, 3 and amd/ibm cpu's i am running and amd 6x86 and it's running fine regards, manuel -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Franki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: donderdag 15 februari 2001 17:29 Onderwerp:

[newbie] i586 or i686

2001-02-15 Thread Franki
Hi all, I have a little question,, If I download a kernel rpm, they are all listed as i586,, if I have a i686, does that mean that I am not using a kernel for a 686? and I am assuming that I need to get the source and compile a new kernel to get the full benefits of a Ppro/PII system? are my

[newbie] i586 or i686???

2000-06-20 Thread Andrew Scotchmer
Hi again. Been having a look at shell scripts etc. and noticed that when entering the comand "set | more" I find amongst other things "HOSTTYPE=i586" However at the login prompt it describes my system as i686 Why the difference and what is their meaning??? My processor is not intel but a Cyric M