On Sat, 2004-02-14 at 19:39, Luciano Miguel Ferreira Rocha wrote: > On Sat, Feb 14, 2004 at 01:40:13PM -0500, David Hunt wrote: > > I have downloaded and installed Fedora using the i386 iso images. That > > worked very nicely. > > I also downloaded the SRPMS images, but didn't appear to need them. What > > are the SRPMS images for? > > Can anyone really quickly tell me the difference between the i386 and > > SRPMS iso images? > > SRPMS are RPMs with the source code, patches and build instructions for the > binary packages in the i386 isos. > > If you ever need to check the sources (for curiosity, tinker, update, etc.), > they will come in handy. > > > > Also, how do I know what kind of processor I've got? > > I am running an Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz processor. Is that i386, i486, > > i586, or i686? > > i386 works (or should) with any x86 processor (Intel, AMD, Via, Transmeta, > etc.), but has no performance tunning for newer processors than the original > Intel 80386. (Kernel 2.6.x has support for on-boot update of common > procedures for the system's processor, but it isn't global and FC1 comes > with 2.4.x, anyway.) > > i486 has some performance tunning for the originals 486. > > i586 for Pentium and Pentium-MMX > > i686 for Pentium-Pro, Pentium II, etc. > > > Would it make any difference to try recompiling the kernel for the > > correct processor type? > > Fedora comes already with i686 and amd versions, and the installer should > had installed the adequate for your processor. > > Regards, > Luciano Rocha Quick check Do Ctrl+Alt+F1 Look at the second line of the console screen. Ctrl+Alt+F7 brings you back to the GUI (Graphical User Interface or X). My PIII shows i686 and that's from the installer. My laptop does not like Ctrl+Alt+F1 but it's OK with F2 to F6 So if you get the same thing try again with a different F key. Regards roger
