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Re: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500

From Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid>
Subject Re: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8500
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.hardware
References <meisi3$64e$1@reader1.panix.com> <mej3u3$ge9$1@dont-email.me> <mej9mi$evu$2@reader1.panix.com> <pan.2015.03.23.02.20.55@moria.lan> <meo8bg$lp2$1@reader1.panix.com>
Organization Dunedain
Message-ID <pan.2015.03.23.13.53.46@moria.lan> (permalink)
Date 2015-03-23 13:54 +0000

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On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 01:29:20 -0400, ruben safir wrote:

> 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....

Troll?  LOL

One might think *YOU* were trolling with such a ridiculous "question", if 
it wasn't completely obvious that you wouldn't be smart enough for such a 
task.

Seriously, though, you have a "Core2" processor and don't know that the 
"Core2" choice would probably be the right one?  Really?  REALLY??



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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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