uname Output

[Collins Richey]

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:36:46 -0500, Jerry McBride <mcbrides9 at comcast.net> wrote:
> On Sunday 16 January 2005 11:58 pm, Collins Richey wrote:
> > On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 23:50:52 -0500, Jerry McBride <mcbrides9 at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> > > On Sunday 16 January 2005 10:39 pm, Ian Stephen wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 2005-01-16 at 18:48, Kurt Wall wrote:
> > > > > So, I execute 'uname -a' and I get the following:
> > > > >
> > > > > $ uname -a
> > > > > Linux luther 2.6.10 #1 Sat Jan 15 01:43:34 EST 2005 i686 unknown
> > > > > unknown GNU/Linux
> > > > >
> > > > > The two "unknown" fields are for the processor and hardware platform,
> > > > > which _ought_ to be pretty well known. The processor is an AMD Athlon
> > > > > 1200 and the hardware platform is IA32, or whatever Intel is calling
> > > > > their 32-bit x86 systems these days.
> > > > >
> > > > > How do I get this into my uname string?
> > > >
> > > > Huh, I get
> > > >
> > > > Linux localhost 2.6.3-7mdk #1 Wed Mar 17 15:56:42 CET 2004 i686 unknown
> > > > unknown
> > >
> > > How does that compare to /proc/cpuinfo?
> > >
> > > Mine says:
> > >
> > > Linux spinner 2.6.10 #3 Sat Jan 8 16:32:26 EST 2005 i686 AMD Athlon(tm)
> > > XP 3200+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
> > >
> > > Which is right out of /proc/....
> >
> > Me thinkest thou mightest be running Slackware. I get the same results
> > on my Slackware system with the default 2.4 kernel. On Gentoo,
> > however, I get the normal values.
> >
> > HTH,
> 
> Nope Gentoo.... I compile my own kernels. Perhaps there's something to that?

Sorry, my comment was directed at Kurt, who is the sufferee in this
thread. To reiterate, my Slack system displays unknown values in the
uname -a display.

-- 
 Collins