Re: uname -a

[Ankit Jain <ankitjain1580@yahoo.com>]

actually i want to use SSE2 instructions. i dont know
iwhether my program is really using that or
not(internally)

thanks

ankit jain

 --- "J." <mailing-lists@xs4all.nl> wrote: 
> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Ankit Jain wrote:
> 
> > uname -a
> > Linux Ankit 2.4.20-8 #1 Thu Mar 13 17:54:28 EST
> 2003
> > i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> > 
> > prints this
> > 
> > i want to know how is it possible that machine &
> > processor is 686 and hardware platform is 386
> > 
> > thanks
> > 
> > ankit jain
> 
> Did you compile the kernel yourself ? If so you
> should reconfigure and
> recompile. If not then prob. you have installed a
> default kernel, which
> is, yes precompiled for the 386.
> 
> Anyway if you are a `starting' user it shouldn't be
> much of a
> problem or affect the preformance of your computer
> v.s. os.
> 
> J.
> 
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