Wackojacko([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > Wayne Topa wrote: > >P Kapat([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > >>Hi, > >> > >>I am running Debian unstable on an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ processor and a > >>MSI K8N Neo4 Mobo. > >> > > > >When I asked the amd-64 list I was told that CPU is a K8, not a K7. > > > >WT > > > That's correct but it uses a lot of the same features as the k7 with a > few extra so the k7 is the best fit on a 32 bit install. There was a > -k8 kernel on i386 ( and it was reinstated for a while so may still be > available ) but, you can run into problems with compiling modules, for > example, as the compiler expects a 64-bit os and bombs out.
Ahh. That I didn't know! Thanks. I should have my amd64 system soon and will need that nugget. WT -- Never say "OOPS!" always say "Ah, Interesting!" _______________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
