Re: Identifying CPU
Richard Owlett wrote, on 08/29/2013 15:25:
> I'll be installing Debian 7.1 on two unrelated sets of machines. I have no
> record of the cpu in any of the machines. Is there a utility to identify the
> processors, particularly bus width. All machines originally ran various 32 bit
> MS Windows incarnations.
>
> Three personal machines:
> 1. A Lenovo desktop currently running WinXP Pro SP3
> 2. An IBM/Lenovo T43 Thinkpad laptop running WinXP Pro SP3
> 3. A Lenovo R61 Thinkpad laptop currently running various configurations of
> Squeeze. There were stickers on it when I purchased it saying "Intel Core2 Duo"
> and "Windows Vista Basic". Windows was completely removed when I installed Squeeze.
>
>
> A collection of donated machines at church being used for a outreach program for
> the neighborhood K-6 children. OS include Win98 and later.
>
> For the time being all Debian installs will be 32 bit. In a year or so, capable
> machines will be migrated to 64 bit. There are non-technical constraints
> precluding immediate migration to 64 bit.
>
> Suggestions/comments?
> TIA
>
Why not try a Debian Live install image (http://www.debian.org/CD/live/) on CD,
DVD, or USB stick? Then, with a running Linux-system a command like
cat /proc/cpuinfo
shows capabilites of the cpu.
Regards,
jvp
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