Re: correct kernel for etch - i386 - intel celeron
Just choose linux-image-2.6-686 which is the default and it is always
pointing to last kernel that is optimized to i686 micro structure.
>From Etch, all kernels are compiled with SMP support by default and
there is no optimization specifically for Pentium4 or Athlon64 CPU.
On Sat, 2007-08-11 at 21:51 +0100, slink wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:09:38 +0200
> Krzysztof Lubański <luban@nerdshack.com> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 2007-08-11 at 19:17 +0100, slink wrote:
> > > I got a new pc, celeron 2.6. [...]
> > >
> > > Using expert install you are presented with 4 choices of kernel but
> > > no hint as to the differences.
> > >
> > > I chose ...
> > >
> > > ***@skutter:~$ uname -a
> > > Linux skutter 2.6.18-4-686 #1 SMP Wed May 9 23:03:12 UTC 2007 i686
> > > GNU/Linux
> > > [...]
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > From what I remember, the installer lets you choose one of these
> > versions:
> >
> > * 686 (optimized for Pentiums and Celerons)
> > * K7 (optimized for AMD Athlons and Durons)
> > * SMP versions of both (HyperThreading/multicore processors
> > etc., though these will run just fine if your box doesn't provide
> > Symmetric MultiProcessing)
> >
> > > I believe SMP stands for multi processor? [...]
> >
> > Yup, as above.
> >
> > > could I have made a better choice, have I made the wrong choice?
> >
> > No better choice here, since you've chosen 686. If you compile the
> > kernel yourself, though, you may choose Pentium-4 processor type. It
> > will trigger optimizing the code for newer processors, like the one
> > you have. "686" kernel from the official packages uses more
> > general/older optimizations, I think, because it's meant for Pentium
> > Pro upwards.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Krzysztof Lubanski
> >
> >
>
> Thank you for the reply.
>
> In the interests of providing the definitive answer I reinstalled to
> the choices point.
>
> They were ...
>
> linux-image-2.6.18-4-686
> linux-image-2.6.18-4-486
> linux-image-2.6-686
> linux-image-2.6-486
>
> So did I chose correctly before with linux-image-2.6-18-4-686 on the
> celeron 2.6?
>
> del
>
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