Hi :) On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 15:16, John Mahoney <jmaho...@waav.com> wrote: > Just a heads up. Try not to top post here. See my comment inline. > > On Dec 8, 2010, at 2:10 AM, Alex John <a...@archeleus.com> wrote: > >> Thanks, I'll compile for P4 then. > > I was just thinking and realized the core2 may have been based off the p3 > arch and the p4 was a dead end, but normally with intel you can compile for > the LCD, but I may have lied this time. Also, I believe one is 32bit and the > other is 64bit, but a 32 bit kernel will work on both.
I think Core 2 is more like "almost new" arch....I bet it tends to be closer to newer Xeon (according to related Kbuild message) > If you want to guarantee it works on both I would compile for 32bit i386, but > feel free to have some fun. If you do compile with p4 post if it worked on > the core2, I am sort of interested now. > I suggest to start with i686 first, then work gradually up -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer and consultant blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecar...@nl.linux.org Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
