On 08/27/2024 08:14 AM, Dan Ritter wrote:
Richard Owlett wrote:
I'm looking for for where *Debian* documents which processors support
current Debian release.
I have three machines whose processors are 64 bit capable.
Processors identified by running lscpu:
Machine 1:
Architecture: i686
Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 540 @ 2.53GHz
Machine 2:
Architecture: x86_64
Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7300 @ 2.00GHz
Machine 3:
Architecture: i686
Model name: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz
Will the OS linked to by https://www.debian.org/ run on all three?
[For historical reasons I currently run 32 bit on all.]
https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch02s01.en.html
That was the USELESS page prompting the question!
and
https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch02s01.en.html
That page is 32 bit oriented. I wish to run *64 bit*.
will tell you that the difference is whether the CPU has the
amd64 (also called x86_64) instruction set.
So machine 2 with the t7300 will definitely run the amd64 release.
Next you need to look at the manufacturer's documentation. In
this case, Intel:
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/35300/intel-pentium-processor-e5300-2m-cache-2-60-ghz-800-mhz-fsb.html
says that the e5300 has the 64 bit instruction set, so it will
also run the amd64 release.
OFF-TOPIC: I explicitly asked for *DEBIAN DOCUMENTATION*.
and
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/30774/intel-celeron-processor-540-1m-cache-1-86-ghz-533-mhz-fsb.html
says that the M540 also has that, so will also run amd64.
OFF-TOPIC: I explicitly asked for *DEBIAN DOCUMENTATION*.
All of these CPUs should run Debian amd64.
Weak point there is the word "should". Based on *your* background.
I was looking for documentation that *does not* assume the reader has
some unspecified expertise.
-dsr-
