Kernel Images (i686) -- INSTALL

[Randy Forston]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:René L. Reingard
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 12:39 AM
> To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions
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> >          run:      uname -m
> > This command will tell you which kernel version will give you best the
> > performance for YOUR **Intel** motherboard/cpu combo
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> Hi Randy
> That command is just great, plain understandable result!
> And what to do next?
> I got as answer "i686" but know my laptop is running with i386.
> Which packages to install and which to deinstall?
> What are the exact steps to follow? Please.
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Rene,

I may not be the best person to ask.
Most on this list know more than I.


However, here's what I did:

1) Go to the System menu, select Administration, and load Synaptic Package
Manager.

2) After Synaptic is loaded and the GUI is on-screen, click on  Reload  (to
update Synaptic).

3) Once Synaptic is thru updating itself, scroll down to the listings to
linux-686.   You'll notice the description for this item states that it's
the complete linux kernel for PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/PIV and that the version
of the kernel is at 2.6.10-7. Highlight and select this item

4) After you've selected linux-686, click update, and Synaptic goes to work.

5) When done, quit Synaptic, then reboot the system.

Two Caveats:
1) this assumes you're already running Hoary (on i386 kernel)
2) you may need to reinstall your graphics driver (I didn't have an issue).


Ubuntu community; could you correct me if any of this is wrong??
If you're already running Hoary - (but with the i386 kernel), linux-686 is
the correct and complete choice to upgrade Hoary to the i686 kernel, yes???


Thanks,
Randy
rforston at earthlink.net