How to determine whether .i656 or .i686 kernel installed.

["Graeme Nichols" <gnichols5 gmail com>]

Hello,

I am a bit unsure of which kernel I have installed in my FC6 installation.

If I execute the following:

[graeme barney etc]$ rpm -qi kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i586

I get the full printout:

Name        : kernel                       Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 2.6.18                            Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Release     : 1.2798.fc6                    Build Date: Tue 17 Oct 2006 06:20:38 EST
Install Date: Wed 07 Feb 2007 23:35:48 EST      Build Host: hs20-bc2-3.build.redhat.com
Group       : System Environment/Kernel     Source RPM: 
kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.src.rpm
Size        : 44923767                         License: GPLv2
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Tue 17 Oct 2006 11:08:10 EST, Key ID b44269d04f2a6fd2
Packager    : Red Hat, Inc. <

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
Summary     : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)
Description :
The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any
Linux operating system.  The kernel handles the basic functions
of the operating system:  memory allocation, process allocation, device
input and output, etc.

If I execute the following:

[graeme barney etc]$ rpm -qi kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686
[graeme barney

 etc]$

I get no output, as you can see.

If I execute the following:

[graeme barney etc]$ uname -a
Linux barney 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 #1 SMP Mon Oct 16 14:54:20 EDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[graeme barney

 etc]$

it tells me my processor is an i686 but doesn't really tell me which kernel  is installed, i586 or i686.

I
want to install the kernel-devel package so I can build a kernel module
so I am assuming that I *must* have the correct matching kernel-devel
package
to match my installed kernel. Or doesn't it matter between i586 and i686.

Can someone enlighten me please.

Thank you.


-- 
Kind Regards,

Graeme.