On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 02:57:51 -0800 (PST), Ibrahim Mubarak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have an AMD 64 [Socket 754] processor. However, I installed Debian Sarge > for the x86 > architecture. Is it best to stay like this, or to change to a 64 bit one? As > I was told that the > x86 kernel is optimized for the Hammer processor. > > And if I want to change, is it enough to compile a kernel for the 64 bit arch > and install it, or > do I have to install Debian all over again? >
I don't know how the IA32 compatibility layer for the AMD 64 works, but i suspect you need all the applications compiled for 64 bit, so recompiling only the kernel probably wouldn't be enough. There's a project on Alioth about the AMD64 port of Debian: http://alioth.debian.org/projects/debian-amd64/ Andrea -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
