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Subject: Re: Why can't I set my cpu type in kernel config ?
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On Mon, 6 Aug 2012 16:53:04 -0700 (PDT)
Jason Usher wrote:

> I am installing 8.3-RELEASE on an old 900mhz pentium laptop ... it's
> an i686 CPU.
> 
> By default, GENERIC has "HAMMER" as the cpu, and that isn't working.
> So I tried both:

That's the amd64 (64-bit) GENERIC