> > Does anyone happen to know what the differences are between the RedHat Athlon and > > i686 kernel RPMs? And which one should work better on an AMD Duron processor? > > I've asked RedHat directly (more than once), and have gotten no answers yet. > > The Athlon kernels should run better on the Duron (which is, after all, an > Athlon). The i686 ones will have problems. >
Hmm... Well, the RedHat install selected the i686 ones (why?). And it runs fine. I know that the main difference between an Athlon and a Duron CPU is the amount of on-chip cache. There may be others. I fear that the Athlon kernel may assume more cache available than the Duron actually has. On the other hand, the i686 kernel may be sub-optimal for the Duron. I just don't know. I'd experiment, but I (a) don't have time, (b) it's a production machine, and (c) I hoped someone out there already had the complete answer. Thanks, though. Jim _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
