Kernel Images (i686)

René L. Reingard reingard at hispeed.ch
Tue May 31 07:39:17 UTC 2005


Am Mon, 30 May 2005 15:31:12 -0700 schrieb Randy Forston  
<rforston at earthlink.net>:

>> From: on Behalf Of Matthew S-H
>> Subject: Kernel Images
>>
>> I've been hearing a lot lately about using the "i686" and "k7"
>> kernels instead of the default "i386".
>> I was just wondering, what kernel is best for what systems?

> I'm late replying to this thread, so you may have already received this
> answer.
>
> If you want to know which kernel image will best take advantage of any
> built-in cpu features, from a terminal window, run:
>                uname -m
>
> This command will tell you which kernel version will give you best the
> performance for YOUR motherboard/cpu combo


Hi Randy
That command is just great, plain understandable result!
And what to do next?
I got as answer "i686" but know my laptop is running with i386.
Which packages to install and which to deinstall?
What are the exact steps to follow? Please.

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Thanks,
René


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