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Re: Duron and kernel-image-2.4.18-k6 - OK?



On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 09:58:50AM -0400, Mike M wrote:
> On a fresh Debian 3.0 stable (Woody) AMD Duron 700Mhz system I just completed:
> 
> apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-k6
> 
> Got this after rebooting:
> 
> Linux test4 2.4.18-k6 #1 Sun Apr 14 12:43:22 EST 2002 i686 unknown
> 
> It seems to be working but this is a new system and I can't really put it 
> through any tough paces yet.  Was k6 the right selection for a Duron? STFW 
> tells me the k6 != Duron != k7 (Athlon).
> 
> Is the k6 package providing some additional pcmcia modules? (see apt-cache 
> output below)  I have a desktop system with no pcmcia, so maybe the k6 stuff 
> doesn't even matter in my case?
> 
> Thanks for any advice.

The kernel documentation says '"K6" for the AMD K6, K6-II and K6-III
(aka K6-3D)' and '"Athlon" for the AMD K7 family
(Athlon/Duron/Thunderbird)', so I think you want k7.

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