[CentOS] Old hardware, newer kernels

On 09/24/2013 03:55 PM, Lists wrote:
> On 09/19/2013 08:26 PM, Ashley M. Kirchner wrote:
>> It works for what it does.  And I'm completely prepared to freeze it as far
>> as software goes.  I was just curious what may have happened after that
>> particular version of the kernel, and whether there's something else I can
>> do, or call it done, slap a red sticker on it that read, "DON'T EVER
>> UPGRADE ANYMORE" and call it done.
>>
> For what it's worth, we have a single-core P3 running the latest
> Centos6/32 without issue. I realize that from a processing power stand
> point my SIP phone is probably faster, but like Ashley, it does a job
> and very well at that. (network monitor)
>
> [root at edison ~]# cat /proc/cpuinfo
> processor       : 0
> vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
> cpu family      : 6
> model           : 7
> model name      : Pentium III (Katmai)
> stepping        : 3
> cpu MHz         : 498.456
> cache size      : 512 KB
> fdiv_bug        : no
> hlt_bug         : no
> f00f_bug        : no
> coma_bug        : no
> fpu             : yes
> fpu_exception   : yes
> cpuid level     : 2
> wp              : yes
> flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 mtrr pge mca cmov
> pse36 mmx fxsr sse up
> bogomips        : 996.91
> clflush size    : 32
> cache_alignment : 32
> address sizes   : 36 bits physical, 32 bits virtual
> power management:
>
> [root at edison ~]# cat /proc/version
> Linux version 2.6.32-358.18.1.el6.i686
> (mockbuild at c6b10.bsys.dev.centos.org) (gcc version 4.4.7 20120313 (Red
> Hat 4.4.7-3) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Wed Aug 28 14:27:42 UTC 2013
>
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What is with people these days? Why if something works but it is old do people
want to say OMG you need new hardware?

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