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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] -march & CHOST settings for new laptop
Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:48:54
Message-Id: 49bf44f10711301643y6e0c519eh865b22d7ed5bf7ca@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] -march & CHOST settings for new laptop by Joshua Doll
1 > >>> What -march and CHOST settings would you guys use for a CPU that shows
2 > >>> up like this in cpuinfo:
3 > >>>
4 > >>> Intel Pentium Dual CPU T2310 @ 1.46Ghz
5 > >>>
6 > >>>
7 > >> I'd use "prescott" for this one, as you're using x86 CHOST anyway.
8 > >>
9 > >>
10 > >>> Does this CPU have 64-bit extensions?
11 > >>>
12 > >>>
13 > >> I believe it does, check the flags at /proc/cpuinfo to be sure.
14 > >> "nocona" would be my choice if possible to create a 64 bits system.
15 > >>
16 > >
17 > > Alright, I'll give nocona a try. Should I be using
18 > > CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"? And the processor family in the kernel
19 > > should be "Pentium-4/Celeron(P4-based)/Pentium-4 M/older Xeon"?
20 > >
21 > I wouldn't use x86_64-pc-linux-gnu unless you want to break your system. Unless you are starting from scratch 64 bit.
22
23 Is there any way to switch to that CHOST after I've already installed
24 a stage3? If I do get this working with 64 bits, will I be using
25 amd64 packages even though it's not an AMD system, or would I still be
26 x86?
27
28 - Grant
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Re: [gentoo-user] -march & CHOST settings for new laptop Joshua Doll <Joshua.Doll@×××××.com>