Re: kernel naming conventions?

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 01/14/09 18:40, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> On Wednesday 14 January 2009, mathengejr@aim.com wrote about 'Re: kernel 
> naming conventions?':
> > Just one more querry I installed the i386 netinstall etch same kernel
> > as below but uname -all shows i686. Care to elaborate?
>
> I would assume d-i uses /proc/cpuinfo to determine the "best" kernel for 
> your particular CPU.

And actual 80386 chips haven't been supported in a few years. 
Something about libc6 needing i486 instructions to support C++, I think.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
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