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uname command displays incorrect information and lacks information knowledge?

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While using the "uname" command, the command displays incorrect information and also lacks information.

When the option, "-m" is entered, the output states "i686". I find this odd because the "-m" option should output the machine model which is "Toshiba Satellite L355" for me. My processor is also of i586 nature. Not i686.

When the option, "-p" is entered, the command doesn't recognize my processor. But yet -m does even though it's incorrect.

Thank you! :)

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Theatre-X (theatrex) said : 		#1

Linux Katormix 2.6.32-24-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 19 01:12:52 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

Using Ubuntu Lucid. Gnome-terminal version: 2.29.6

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Ian Ace (iaculallad) said : 		#2

uname will not display the informations you wanted, you might as well try installing sysinfo:

sudo apt-get install sysinfo

and run the application by:

Applications--->System Tools--->Sysinfo

For more informations on uname, try:

man uname

HTH.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#3

> processor is also of i586 nature. Not i686.
Maybe related to this change.
http://www.webupd8.org/2010/06/ubuntu-1010-maverick-meerkat-wont-run.html

> option, "-p" is entered, the command doesn't recognize my processor
e.g. manpage says (note the 'or'):
print the processor type or "unknown"

> command displays incorrect information and also lacks information.
©
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY....
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search.py?title=uname

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