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| 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 |
| Message-ID | <meo8bg$lp2$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <meisi3$64e$1@reader1.panix.com> <mej3u3$ge9$1@dont-email.me> <mej9mi$evu$2@reader1.panix.com> <pan.2015.03.23.02.20.55@moria.lan> |
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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