On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Ankit Jain wrote:

> uname -a
> Linux Ankit 2.4.20-8 #1 Thu Mar 13 17:54:28 EST 2003
> i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> 
> prints this
> 
> i want to know how is it possible that machine &
> processor is 686 and hardware platform is 386
> 
> thanks
> 
> ankit jain

Did you compile the kernel yourself ? If so you should reconfigure and
recompile. If not then prob. you have installed a default kernel, which
is, yes precompiled for the 386.

Anyway if you are a `starting' user it shouldn't be much of a
problem or affect the preformance of your computer v.s. os.

J.

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