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| From | ruben safir <dont@email.me> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.hardware |
| Subject | Re: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 |
| Date | 2015-03-21 08:21 +0000 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
| Message-ID | <mej9mi$evu$2@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <meisi3$64e$1@reader1.panix.com> <mej3u3$ge9$1@dont-email.me> |
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 07:44:04 +0100, Aragorn wrote: > On Saturday 21 March 2015 05:37, ruben safir conveyed the following to > comp.os.linux.hardware... > >> I'm compiling my own kernel and I'm confused at what I am reading in >> the >> configuration file This machine is a Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 >> and my choices in the menuconfig is: >> >> │ >> │ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ >> │ >> │ │ ( ) Opteron/Athlon64/Hammer/K8 │ >> │ >> │ │ ( ) Intel P4 / older Netburst based Xeon │ >> │ >> │ │ ( ) Core 2/newer Xeon │ >> │ >> │ │ ( ) Intel Atom │ >> │ >> │ │ (X) Generic-x86-64 │ >> │ >> │ │ │ >> │ │ >> └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ >> >> >> So, I think I need the core 2/new Xeon but the help message >> CONFIG_MCORE2: >> Select this for Intel Core 2 and newer Core 2 Xeons (Xeon 51xx and >> 53xx) CPUs. You can distinguish newer from older Xeons by the CPU >> family in /proc/cpuinfo. Newer ones have 6 and older ones 15 >> (not a typo) Symbol: MCORE2 [=y] >> Type : boolean >> Prompt: Core 2/newer Xeon >> Location: >> -> Processor type and features >> -> Processor family (<choice> [=y]) >> Defined at arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu:254 >> Depends on: <choice> > > Yes, you need to select "Core2/newer Xeon". The distinction "newer > Xeons" is because Intel has also made Xeon versions with 64-bit support > based upon the Netburst (Pentium 4) architecture. Thank YOU. I hope this is archived for the future. Ruben -- The Coin Hangout: http://www.coinhangout.com/home
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Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 ruben safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com> - 2015-03-21 00:37 -0400
Re: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2015-03-21 07:44 +0100
Re: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 ruben safir <dont@email.me> - 2015-03-21 08:21 +0000
Re: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2015-03-23 02:21 +0000
Re: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 ruben safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com> - 2015-03-23 01:29 -0400
Re: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500 Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2015-03-23 13:54 +0000
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