Pascal Hambourg <pas...@plouf.fr.eu.org> writes: > Harry Putnam a écrit : >> >> My question is whether continuing to use the 486 versions of kernels >> has any down sides? > > The -486 kernel lacks support for multiprocessing/hyperthreading and PAE > (which is required for NX/XD bit).
I see in my latest `full-upgrade' that I've now gone to a 586 kernel: uname -r 3.16.0-4-586 I did nothing purposely to make that happen but there it is. Does your comment about "multiprocessing/hyp ..." hold true for 586 as well? Oh, and what is `NX/XD'? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/87d28cec25....@reader.local.lan