On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:07:50 -0400, Renaud (Ron) Olgiati <[email protected]> wrote:
Given an box, with no OS installed, what would be the simplest/easiest way for a non-expert user to know whether it is 32 bits or 64 bits ?
Boot a live or install cd/dvd, and check /proc/cpuinfo for the lm (long mode) flag. http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-how-to-find-if-processor-is-64-bit-or-not/ Regards, Dave Hodgins
