On Thursday 26 November 2020 at 17:35:18, Fred wrote: > I installed arch-test which says i386. I am sure an AMD cpu will run > x86 instructions but I don't see how a x86/i386 cpu will run the > instructions that AMD presumably added.
i386 is a 32-bit standard. Any 64-bit CPU (from AMD or Intel, doesn't matter which) can also run 32-bit instructions - this appears to be what you are doing on your machine right now. > fred@ragnok:~$ lscpu > Architecture: i686 > CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit > This seems to say I can run 64 bit software. Indeed, it does. > Is the i386 version of Devuan only 32bit? Yes, i386 is a 32-bit standard. > Else how is 64 bit installed instead? If you want 64 bit you have to > install the AMD64 version which means I have to change the MB to one that > has an AMD cpu? No, AMD64 is a 64-bit instruction set definition, common to both AMD and Intel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amd64 > Who took the lid off this can of worms? It isn't a can of worms, it's just potentially confusing terminology if you think that "AMD64" means you have to have a CPU made by AMD. Antony. -- If you can't find an Open Source solution for it, then it isn't a real problem. Please reply to the list; please *don't* CC me. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
