On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:09:38 +0200 Krzysztof Lubański <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 ... > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ 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 > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- D. M. Byram || www d0t garmonsway d0t org/ /"\ ASCII Ribbon Debian GNU/Linux || www.debian.org/ \ / Campaign Undo the obfuscation to gain my web address ... X Against HTML MICROSOFT FIREWALL STILL ABLAZE - BROKEN NEWS. BBC TV / \ Mail -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
