On Wed, 2006-11-08 at 16:23 +0000, Brad Rogers wrote: > Hello All, > > I too, use an AMD processor, and have a -486 kernel installed. This > was selected by the installer, not by me. > > The question still remains though; Why does the installer select a > -486 kernel when a -k7 one would be more appropriate? > > I'm confused by this. > > But only slightly. :-)
Same reason it doesn't install a 686 kernel all the time. It is a Safe Choice, that can be tweaked later one. To be honest, unless you are really using these K7 or 686 instruction sets to the fullest a 486 kernel will be nearly 99.99% as fast and work just as well. Like I said situations like: HyperThreading, 4+GB memory, Advanced Architecture without legacy mode (PAE), etc... it won't really matter a lick. -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The technology that is Stronger, better, faster: Linux
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