i386 vs SRPMS iso image difference? - newbie question
Roger Beever
roger2 at rogernet.net
Sat Feb 14 20:01:26 UTC 2004
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
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