Re: Debian x86 32-bits built for i586 !?

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 04:34:10PM +0200, Joachim Wiedorn wrote:
> Drake Wilson <drake@begriffli.ch> wrote on 2011-05-15 18:57:
> 
> > FWIW, I'm using Debian on a Soekris box with an AMD Geode.  ISTR being
> 
> > | model name      : Geode(TM) Integrated Processor by National Semi
> 
> 
> For clarification. There were some different Geode CPUs on the market:
>
> CPUs of the old company National Semiconductor (NS):
>   GX1; GX2 (with 3DNow!); GXLV  
>   (for the first time in year 2000 / 2001)
> 
> CPUs of the new company AMD:
>   GX (similar to NS GX2); LX (better GX); NX (similar to Athlon XP)
>   (for the first time in year 2003 / 2004)
> 
> My CPU "AMD Geode LX" already run with i686 kernel:
[...]

However, a 486 kernel will probably be faster and will be the only
option from 2.6.39 onward, as this processor doesn't support PAE.
 
Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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