[CentOS] Yum not updating kernel
Bob Taylor
bob8221 at gmail.com
Tue Feb 26 18:27:11 UTC 2008
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
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