i586 i686 which one?

soulxcavtor · 05-28-2006, 12:36 AM

How can I find out what my hardware is considered as, i586 i686 and where do I download Mandriva kernel sources and kernels from? Thanks!

rch · 05-28-2006, 01:06 AM

uname -p gives the processor type (whether it is i586 or i686)
And all i386,i586 packages runs in i686.
Hope it helps.

daihard · 05-28-2006, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by rch

uname -p gives the processor type (whether it is i586 or i686)
And all i386,i586 packages runs in i686.
Hope it helps.

Can "athlon" be considered i686-compatible, or i586?

spooon · 05-28-2006, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by daihard

Can "athlon" be considered i686-compatible, or i586?

Yes, definitely i686. i686 is Pentium Pro and later.

rch · 05-28-2006, 04:25 AM

athlon, ,i386,i486,i586 and i686 are compatible.
try
rpm --showrc lists|grep archs
to find compatible architecture rpms.
Robin

daihard · 05-28-2006, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by rch

athlon, ,i386,i486,i586 and i686 are compatible.
try
rpm --showrc lists|grep archs
to find compatible architecture rpms.
Robin

Let me rephrase my question. Can all "athlon" CPUs use i686-specific packages? I know Athlon 64 can, but is is true for the older architectures such as Athlon?

Fedora usually releases its kernel packages for i586 and i686 formats. If your CPU is compatible with i686, then it makes more sense to use the i686 version because it's optimized for the i686 architecture.

MasterC · 05-28-2006, 04:45 AM

Yeah, I hate absolutes, but I can't think of a single 'Athlon' that isn't i686. Another option is to pull up your cpu info:
cat /proc/cpuinfo

The model name line usually gives a good indication of what your computer thinks you have under the hood (overclocking and underclocking can change what appears there). You can then google that chip and see if it's considered i5 or i6, but I think with just about anything built since, oh, 2001, you'll find it's very likely i686 or above.

HTH

Cool

soulxcavtor · 05-28-2006, 11:45 AM

Thats Odd, I'm using a Dell Dimension 2400 Didnt think i had a Pentium Pro but heres results from uname -a

2006 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.20GHz unknown GNU/Linux... i686? Coooool

daihard · 05-28-2006, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by soulxcavtor

Thats Odd, I'm using a Dell Dimension 2400 Didnt think i had a Pentium Pro but heres results from uname -a

2006 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.20GHz unknown GNU/Linux... i686? Coooool

Pentium Pro _was_ the first i686 CPU if I remember correctly, but not the only one anymore.