[ltp] double checking Debian's 686-pae vs. -486 probe

[Yves-Alexis Perez]

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On mar., 2011-05-24 at 07:59 +0800, jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
> Recently Debian sid split the kernel into these two packages,
>=20
> linux-image-2.6.39-1-486_2.6.39-1_i386.deb
> linux-image-2.6.39-1-686-pae_2.6.39-1_i386.deb
>=20
> My Thinkpad ended up being told by the installation scripts to use -486.
>=20
> But my Thinkpad isn't really very old... how can one double check to see
> if the decision was correct? I can't figure it out even after probing
> the .debs to find just where they probe the choice.=20

The thread at
http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2011/02/msg00244.html might give
you some info.

Basically you need to check if you have the pae and nx flags in the
cpuinfo output. Iirc pentium M don't have them, so they do need -486 but
later cpu should be ok for -686-pae.

Regards,
--=20
Yves-Alexis

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