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Re: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500

From ruben safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject Re: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500
Date 2015-03-23 01:29 -0400
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
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On 03/22/2015 10:21 PM, Dan C wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 08:21:38 +0000, ruben safir wrote:
> 
>> 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
> 
> Well, there's really no need to archive the answer, as it was quite 
> obvious all along.  What part of "Core 2/whatever" don't you understand, 
> if you have a Core 2 processor?
> 
> Sheesh.
> 
> 
The part where the troll enters and is told to sit in the corner and
behave, afterwards, he will spout nonsense about his credentials and
further act like such a bore....

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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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