[CentOS] Yum not updating kernel

[Bob Taylor]

On Mon, 2008-02-25 at 22:46 -0800, John R Pierce wrote:
> Bob Taylor wrote:
> > On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 00:19 -0500, Ross S. W. Walker wrote:
> >   
> >> Bob Taylor wrote:
> >>     
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> >   
> >>> uname -imp:
> >>>
> >>> i686 i686 i386
> >>>
> >>> Don't know why the kernel says it's an i386. Kernel bug? Gateway
> >>> purchase?
> >>>       
> >> i386 is the architecture, in there you have processor flavors
> >> which can be i386 (generic), i486, i586 and i686 tuned. C5 only
> >> carries the generic i386 (default compile options) and the i686
> >> tuned binaries, i586 tuned binaries are no longer being supported
> >> after C4.
> >>     
> >
> > What does this say my cpu is:
> >
> > vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
> > cpu family      : 6
> > model           : 5
> > model name      : Pentium II (Deschutes)
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> >   
> >> The uname output is valid for your install, the question now is
> >> why rpm refuses to install valid architecture binaries on your
> >> system.
> >>     
> >
> > So, my cpu is not an i686?
> >   
> 
> a P-II should be.  i686 is everything from the Pentium Pro onwards, 
> including P-II, P-III, P4, core, and the various clones.  it does NOT 
> include the original Pentiums (p5 and p54) or 'pentium w/ MMX', those 
> are i586.

What is model : 5 above compared to p5?
-- 
Bob Taylor