Ron Johnson wrote:
On Mon, 2003-01-20 at 16:50, Kent West wrote:Got a Walmart Microtel $300 computer with a Via Ezra microprocessor. I want to upgrade to a 2.4.20 kernel image from Unstable. Which image do I need for this chip, or will I have to roll my own?The Via C3 series, of which the Ezra is part of, is x86-compatabile: http://www.via.com.tw/en/viac3/c3.jsp In fact, it uses the Socket-370, just like the P3 (Tualatin). http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Via+Ezra&btnG=Google+Search First hit: http://www.geek.com/procspec/via/ezra-t.htm
Well, yes, But does that mean I need the kernel-image-2.4-386 kernel-image-2.4-586tsc or the kernel-image-2.4-686file, or perhaps some other? These are all "x86-compatible", are they not? If I had to make a guess, I'd guess 686, but I was hoping to have an authoritative answer before downloading a possibly wrong kernel over a slow-dial-up connection. And now I'm 90 miles away from that box, so trying to walk a newbie through the process via email and getting the wrong kernel has even less appeal. Oh well, I reckon it can wait until I make another trip down that way; the only real reason he needs to upgrade is to hopefully fix a mis-aligned mouse pointer and a lack of sound capability. Thanks for the response!
Kent