What release?

[Dijkstra, Theo]

Do I need for this processor: Processor Name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 830   3.00GHz

Full details
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Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility
Version: 2.8.20060328
Time Stamp: 2006/04/30 13:06:40
Number of processors in system: 1
Current processor: #1
Processor Name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 830   3.00GHz
Type: 0
Family: F
Model: 4
Stepping: 4
Revision: 6
L1 Instruction Cache: 12 Kµops
L1 Data Cache: 16 KB
L2 Cache: 1 MB
Packaging: LGA775
Platform Compatibility Guide: 05B
EIST: Yes #enhanced intel speedstep
MMX(TM): Yes
SIMD: Yes
SIMD2: Yes
SIMD3: Yes
Enhanced Halt State: Yes
Execute Disable Bit: No
Hyper-Threading Technology: No
Intel(R) Extended Memory 64 Technology: Yes
Intel(R) Virtualization Technology: No
Expected Processor Frequency: 3.0 GHz
Reported Processor Frequency: 3.0 GHz
Expected System Bus Frequency: 800 MHz
Reported System Bus Frequency: 800 MHz
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It seems that the CD "64-bit PC (AMD64) install CD" is tailored towards AMD?

"For computers based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon). It is not necessary for all (even most) processors made by AMD -- only their 64 bit chips.".


It installs but uname -a shows:
Linux ubuntu 2.6.12-9-amd64-generic #1 Mon Oct 10 13:27:39 BST 2005 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I think 2.6.12-9-amd64-generic vs.  x86_64 will not work in the long term? (Install kernel header/libs/gcc etc.)
But I'm not sure if the alternative takes full atvantage of the processor arch.


-Theo