Re: Identifying CPU and current OS
Michael Stone composed on 2025-09-28 14:42 (UTC-0400):
> On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 14:30:47 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
>>Why download or burn anything before knowing whether it could possibly suit your
>>needs?
> Because downloading a minimal install image will take a heck of a lot
> less time and be a heck of a lot more reliable than coming up with silly
> ways to guess the answer? Because it's more likely than not it will work
> fine, so your odds of wasting time are much lower by simply starting
> then install process? Because guessing things about the machine is
> unlikely to identify whether there are drivers available for all the
> components, and the fastest & easiest way to determine that is, again,
> to just boot it up? Because it's not really necessary to waste more time
> arguing in favor of a bad alternative?
There's no guessing involved when the firmware reports the answer by hitting the
power button, followed by one keystroke to enter setup, which is a lot faster than
acquiring some media that takes much longer to report anything. If firmware
reports 32bit, there's no use wasting time downloading, burning or booting
anything when use case requires 64 bit.
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Felix Miata
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