Re: [sheflug] Choice of Gentoo kernel version?

[James Rogers <phb01jdr [at] xxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Humphrey wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I've been given a Packard-Bell laptop which has a 1.5GHz Mobile Celeron, and 
> I'm trying to install Gentoo Linux on it. When choosing an installation 
> package to boot and install with, I have to choose from i386, i686, 
> Pentium, x86 and a few others. Then, when compiling my kernel I have to 
> choose from many more possibilities.
> 
> Once, I found a guide to CPU chip numbers and names, but now I can't find it 
> again. Can anyone here tell me what model I have? I've tried the i686 
> version, but it may be wrong because I'm getting some otherwise 
> inexplicable effects, such as not being able to compile Xfce4 because a 
> test fails that looks as though it should pass.
> 
> Thanks.
> 

Pentium, i386, i686 are a subset of x86
i686 would be best for celeron
If your talking about the boot/install CD take the x86 one
for your kernel your probably just want the gentoo-sources one.
your make.conf should be fairly simple and explained in the install guide.
This is all fairly well covered in the gentoo online handbook
What does the test fail on for Xfce4?

James

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