Installing a new kernel

maxim wexler blissfix at yahoo.com
Thu Jul 13 21:35:50 UTC 2006


dmesg, cat /proc/cpuinfo are a couple of ways. Or just
boot from the liveCD and the boot console should tell
you. Push <shift> plus <pg-up> and you can scroll back
until you find what you're looking for.

--- Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd like to install a new kernel with the
> instructions from here:
> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=85917
> 
> However, I don't know which processor this machine
> has! I assume its
> an AMD because that's what's printed on the fan. But
> I'd like a
> sure-fire method of knowing exactly which kernel I
> need. How would one
> go about determining that?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Dotan Cohen
> http://essentialinux.com
> 
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