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On Tue, 08 Apr 2003 15:20:36 -0700, Rick Johnson wrote:
> Joseph Phillips wrote:
> > How do I know if I need:
> >
> > A) kernel-2.4.20-9.i586.rpm
> >
> > or
> >
> > B) kernel-2.4.20-9.i686.rpm
>
> A. Please don't top post.
>
> B. uname -a should tell you what you're running now.
>
> i386 is for i386 or higher, contains no CPU optimized code
>
> i586 is for i586 or higher, contains Pentium optimized code suitable for the
> Pentiums, Cyrixs, and AMD K5's.
>
> i686 is for i686 or higher, contains PentiumPro optimized code, also
> suitable for PII, PII, and P4, and K6, and Athlon systems.
>
> athlon is for AMD Athlon or higher systems, including Athlon XP, MP, etc.
Note though, that "uname -a" or "uname -m" doesn't know the different between
"i686" and "athlon" architecture. So in case you want to make sure you install
the right kernel, rely on
rpm -q --qf "%{arch}\n" kernel
or:
rpm -q --qf "%{name}-%{version}-%{release} is for %{arch}\n" kernel
In that case you would get "athlon" for CPUs from the AMD Athlon and AMD Duron
series. "i686" would work as well, though.
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