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#1 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 07:29 PM

Hey all...

I don't see any option for "Pentium M" in the list of processors
for compiling Slack 11. When researching this, I couldn't find any
definitive answer as to whether one should compile for a Pentium M
using "Pentium 4" or "i386". I see that 2.6 kernels have a "Pentium M"
option, however.

For a 2.4 kernel, what's the kernel option I should be choosing?
Anyone know?

- Tim

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#2 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 07:29 PM

Spammay Blockay wrote :

> For a 2.4 kernel, what's the kernel option I should be choosing?
> Anyone know?

A "Pentium M" is a Pentium III with some extra stuff added (SSE2).
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#3 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 07:30 PM

In article <fhq964-783.ln1@news.inet.tele.dk>,
Thomas Overgaard <thover@post2.tele.dk> wrote:
>
>Spammay Blockay wrote :
>
>> For a 2.4 kernel, what's the kernel option I should be choosing?
>> Anyone know?
>
>A "Pentium M" is a Pentium III with some extra stuff added (SSE2).

Thanks Thomas -- I actually compiled for a Pentium 4, and the kernel
boots fine. This is in my Thinkpad X40, which had the 1st generation of
Pentium M chips in it.

Should it even be working if compiled for Pentium 4, do you think?

- Tim

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#4 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 07:30 PM

Spammay Blockay wrote :

> Should it even be working if compiled for Pentium 4, do you think?

Sure, its the same CPU family. You'll probably wont see any difference
unless you put the CPU under a enormous stress, and if you intend to do
so you'll be wasting your time if you compile another 2.4 kernel, then
you should go for a 2.6 kernel.
--
Thomas O.

This area is designed to become quite warm during normal operation.

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Slack 11 - How to select for "Pentium M" arch?