On Mon, 2003-01-20 at 22:55, Kent West wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > >On Mon, 2003-01-20 at 16:50, Kent West wrote: > > > > > >>Got a Walmart Microtel $300 computer with a Via Ezra microprocessor. I > >>want to upgrade to a 2.4.20 kernel image from Unstable. Which image do I > >>need for this chip, or will I have to roll my own? > >> > >> > > > >The Via C3 series, of which the Ezra is part of, is x86-compatabile: > >http://www.via.com.tw/en/viac3/c3.jsp > >In fact, it uses the Socket-370, just like the P3 (Tualatin). > >http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Via+Ezra&btnG=Google+Search > >First hit: > >http://www.geek.com/procspec/via/ezra-t.htm > > > > > > > Well, yes, But does that mean I need the > kernel-image-2.4-386 > kernel-image-2.4-586tsc > or the > kernel-image-2.4-686 > file, or perhaps some other? These are all "x86-compatible", are they > not? If I had to make a guess, I'd guess 686, but I was hoping to have > an authoritative answer before downloading a possibly wrong kernel over > a slow-dial-up connection. And now I'm 90 miles away from that box, so > trying to walk a newbie through the process via email and getting the > wrong kernel has even less appeal. Oh well, I reckon it can wait until I > make another trip down that way; the only real reason he needs to > upgrade is to hopefully fix a mis-aligned mouse pointer and a lack of > sound capability. Thanks for the response!
Well, you can't go wrong with the -386... Because of the possible lack of MTTR in the C3, I wouldn't try the other unless I had broadband, though. -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson | | | | "Basically, I got on the plane with a bomb. Basically, I | | tried to ignite it. Basically, yeah, I intended to damage | | the plane." | | RICHARD REID, who tried to blow up American Airlines | | Flight 63 | +------------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
