Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Florian Philipp <lists@××××××××××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Interpreting /proc/cpuinfo
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:00:05
Message-Id: 4AD05B10.7030904@f_philipp.fastmail.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Interpreting /proc/cpuinfo by Volker Armin Hemmann
1 Volker Armin Hemmann schrieb:
2 > On Samstag 10 Oktober 2009, Keith Dart wrote:
3 >> === On Fri, 10/09, Florian Philipp wrote: ===
4 >>
5 >>> Could the missing flags be related to a too old kernel (2.6.18)?
6 >> ===
7 >>
8 >> Yes, and also how you compile it (what processor type you choose).
9 >
10 > not really
11 >
12 >> Also, some CPU features are altered by the BIOS settings.
13 >
14 > seldomly.
15 >
16 > First of all 2.6.18 is not only old, it is a security risk. Seriously, why do
17 > you (OP) even bother to sent an email to the list without first upgrading to a
18 > more recent one and checking if the problem persists?
19 >
20
21 It's exactly like Kashani and Keith suspected: It's a VPS and I have no
22 influence on the kernel. Well, at least it's no longer version 2.6.9
23 like it was with the last VPS.

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