Re: kernel for AMD Ahtlon

Dominique Dumont wrote:
Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

If I might pose a supplementary question, can anyone suggest why the
default kernel on my AMD Athlon 3200+ is a '-486' version whereas on a
Pentium III it's a '-686' version: this is directly from system
installation. My understanding of the hardware is that the AMD
processor is fully compatible with the Pentium IV and therefore a
'-686' kernel would seem appropriate.

You should use the '-k7' version.

So you should install the linux-image-2.6.18-1-k7 package (if you're
running sid)

Thanks for that. I'm running etch, but I guess the same principle applies.

Peter HB


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