Re: Processor type a kernel was compiled for

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On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 08:48:37 -0600, Thomas Dodd wrote:

> >>I could have a custom kernel in /boot, but not remember if it was i386, 
> >>i686, or athlon.
> >>How can I tell?
> >>    
> >>
> >You can't, because "uname -m" does not show the difference between
> >i686 and athlon. Keep your kernel config.
> >
> does any output from uname sow the differences?
> I maintain an Athlon, a K6-2, a K6-III, and a PIII system. I usually 
> build costom kernels for each,
> with a few tweaks that Red Hat leaves out (especially for the K6's). So 
> there's no easy way to
> tell if the file vmlinuz was built for a given architecture?

  $ ssh gw uname -m
  Warning: Remote host denied X11 forwarding.
  i586

  $ uname -m
  i686
  
So, uname knows the difference between several of the ix86
architectures. Although above is not an i686 kernel actually, but an
athlon kernel.

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