On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:35:15 +0300 Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 11, 2007 at 09:51:02PM +0100, slink wrote: > > > > 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) > > There are no separate SMP versions. All Debian 686 kernels now > support SMP. > > > In the interests of providing the definitive answer I reinstalled to > > the choices point. > > > > They were ... > > > > linux-image-2.6.18-4-686 > > This is the good one. > > > linux-image-2.6.18-4-486 > > This is the more generic kernel which should work with anything from > 486 upwards. > > > linux-image-2.6-686 > > linux-image-2.6-486 > > These are just convenient packages which assure you always run the > latest kernel of your choice. Thank you for your reply. Last night out of curiosity I installed etch again this time leaving it to the default linux-image-2.6-686 On reboot I was bemused to see the output of uname -a showed the same kernel 2.6.18-4-686 #1 SMP as when I had chosen it. Fortunately I found your mail which made my discovery instantly clear. Thank you. del > > > So did I chose correctly before with linux-image-2.6-18-4-686 on the > > celeron 2.6? > > There's no better choice from the precompiled kernels. > > Regards, > Andrei > -- > If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. > (Albert Einstein) > del -- 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]
