Linux 2.4.21

[Net Llama!]

On 06/14/03 09:14, Net Llama! wrote:
> that throws my theory out.  so, can anyone explain what the new option 
> 'PGE extensions' is under 'processor type & features'?  it looks to be 
> something useful on pentium compatibles for high memory support, but i 
> can't find a good explanation that doesn't require me to have a degree 
> in hardware engineering.

well, a bit more googling got me as far as being able to figure out 
whether my CPU supports PGE extensions.  grep the output from 
/proc/cpuinfo for pge.  if its there, then you've got pge extensions. 
beyond that, i'm not sure whether i'm benefiting from having explicit 
kernel support for them.

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