Kernel Upgrade for AMD64?

carlosinfl · 01-27-2006, 01:58 PM

I just installed Debian 64 which came with a "generic-amd64" kernel installed. I am now getting ready to get everything going and was looking at the latest kernel I can find on APT.

Is a "k8" kernel suitable for my AMD 64 3800+ (single core) CPU? I don't know what a "k8" is so don't know if that will work or not.

Thanks for any info.

carlosinfl · 01-27-2006, 04:00 PM

Bump - anyone?

amosf · 01-27-2006, 05:11 PM

With any distro I use I tend to just get the lastest kernel (patch) from kernel.org and compile myself...

But K8 is the later amd chips...

carlosinfl · 01-27-2006, 05:46 PM

I don't know how to compile. Is there a site that shows us idiots how to?

HappyTux · 01-27-2006, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlwill

I just installed Debian 64 which came with a "generic-amd64" kernel installed. I am now getting ready to get everything going and was looking at the latest kernel I can find on APT.

Is a "k8" kernel suitable for my AMD 64 3800+ (single core) CPU? I don't know what a "k8" is so don't know if that will work or not.

Thanks for any info.

K8 is the correct kernel to be using you do not want the -p4 ones.

amosf · 01-27-2006, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlwill

I don't know how to compile. Is there a site that shows us idiots how to?

Most of the kernel compile hwtos are out of date unfortunately... The 2.6 kernels are quite easy these days. Like everything, it's hard to put in writing... If you cam and sat here while I compiled a kernel, you'd say 'is that all there is too it?'... But it looks like a chore when you go through a howto

If I get time I'll try and write up something...