Re: version question 32bit vs 64bit

2012-11-23 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 11 nov 12, 15:29:34, Jim Pazarena wrote: does the following output from uname -a identify if this server has been loaded with 32 bit or 64 bit Debian? Linux netmon 2.6.32-5-686-bigmem #1 SMP Sun Sep 23 10:27:25 UTC 2012 i686 GNU/Linux Since that kernel is available only on i386, yes.

version question 32bit vs 64bit

2012-11-11 Thread Jim Pazarena
does the following output from uname -a identify if this server has been loaded with 32 bit or 64 bit Debian? Linux netmon 2.6.32-5-686-bigmem #1 SMP Sun Sep 23 10:27:25 UTC 2012 i686 GNU/Linux -- Jim Pazarena deb...@paz.bz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: version question 32bit vs 64bit

2012-11-11 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Sunday 11 November 2012 23:29:34 Jim Pazarena wrote: does the following output from uname -a identify if this server has been loaded with 32 bit or 64 bit Debian? Linux netmon 2.6.32-5-686-bigmem #1 SMP Sun Sep 23 10:27:25 UTC 2012 i686 GNU/Linux -- Jim Pazarena deb...@paz.bz

Re: version question 32bit vs 64bit

2012-11-11 Thread William A. Mahaffey III
On 11/11/12 17:29, Jim Pazarena wrote: does the following output from uname -a identify if this server has been loaded with 32 bit or 64 bit Debian? Linux netmon 2.6.32-5-686-bigmem #1 SMP Sun Sep 23 10:27:25 UTC 2012 i686 GNU/Linux 32-bit. 64-bit would be x86_64 amd64 --

Re: version question 32bit vs 64bit

2012-11-11 Thread berenger . morel
32 bits. There are many versions of intel processors, and they are usually called x86 familly. When they are usual 32 bits, you will have things like i386, i486, i586 or i686 (i think the 'i' is for intel structure, the 86 for the family, and 3,4,5 or 6 the version). For 64 bits versions, I

Re: 32bit vs 64bit

2011-07-22 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Forwarded Message From: Brad Alexander stor...@gmail.com To: Debian-user List debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: 32bit vs 64bit Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:57:26 -0400 means I would be without the machine for the duration of the build No time to read all

Re: 32bit vs 64bit

2011-07-22 Thread Mahesh T Pai
Brad Alexander stor...@gmail.com writes: I was just hoping for an undocumented way of doing it as an upgrade... cdebootstrap?? -- Mahesh T. Pai || With freedom comes responsibility. Do not use unauthorised copies of copyrighted material. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: 32bit vs 64bit

2011-07-22 Thread Ivan Shmakov
Brad Alexander stor...@gmail.com writes: […] Well, now 64bit is as stable as 32bit, and I want to upgrade my machine to 64bit userland. Is there a reliable way to upgrade existing packages? Or is a complete rebuild (nuke and pave) the best way? […] Is there some middle ground?

32bit vs 64bit

2011-07-21 Thread Brad Alexander
This is sort of an odd question, but my desktop is a core2duo machine, which means it is capable of 32 or 64 bit operation. The last time I rebuilt the machine in 2007, there were still a number of deficiencies in 64bit Linux. However, some time in the intervening time, my clock started running

Re: 32bit vs 64bit

2011-07-21 Thread Chris Brennan
On 7/21/2011 4:57 PM, Brad Alexander wrote: This is sort of an odd question, but my desktop is a core2duo machine, which means it is capable of 32 or 64 bit operation. The last time I rebuilt the machine in 2007, there were still a number of deficiencies in 64bit Linux. However, some time in

Re: 32bit vs 64bit

2011-07-21 Thread Michael Checca
On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:14:48 -0400, Chris Brennan xa...@xaerolimit.net wrote: On 7/21/2011 4:57 PM, Brad Alexander wrote: This is sort of an odd question, but my desktop is a core2duo machine, which means it is capable of 32 or 64 bit operation. The last time I rebuilt the machine in 2007,

Re: 32bit vs 64bit

2011-07-21 Thread Dejan Ribič
Dne 21.7.2011 22:57, piše Brad Alexander: This is sort of an odd question, but my desktop is a core2duo machine, which means it is capable of 32 or 64 bit operation. The last time I rebuilt the machine in 2007, there were still a number of deficiencies in 64bit Linux. However, some time in the

Re: 32bit vs 64bit

2011-07-21 Thread Walter Hurry
On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:57:26 -0400, Brad Alexander wrote: This is sort of an odd question, but my desktop is a core2duo machine, which means it is capable of 32 or 64 bit operation. The last time I rebuilt the machine in 2007, there were still a number of deficiencies in 64bit Linux. However,

Re: 32bit vs 64bit

2011-07-21 Thread Claudius Hubig
Brad Alexander stor...@gmail.com wrote: This is sort of an odd question, but my desktop is a core2duo machine, which means it is capable of 32 or 64 bit operation. The last time I rebuilt the machine in 2007, there were still a number of deficiencies in 64bit Linux. However, some time in the

Re: 32bit vs 64bit

2011-07-21 Thread Brad Alexander
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Michael Checca mche...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:14:48 -0400, Chris Brennan xa...@xaerolimit.net wrote: To borrow your own phrase nuke and pave. Moving between architectures is probably a very very bad idea :D (upgrade wise). While not a

Re: 32bit vs 64bit EXT3

2008-11-19 Thread Aioanei Rares
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 8:36 AM, Adrian Levi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/11/19 Stackpole, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The system started life out as a 32bit etch install. Then later I did an upgrade to Lenny (~5 months ago) and it has been running smooth since. Since the drives were all

RE: 32bit vs 64bit EXT3

2008-11-19 Thread Stackpole, Chris
From: Aioanei Rares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 8:36 AM, Adrian Levi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/11/19 Stackpole, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The system started life out as a 32bit etch install. Then later I did an upgrade to Lenny (~5 months ago) and it has been running

Re: 32bit vs 64bit EXT3

2008-11-19 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
Stackpole, Chris escreveu: I was trying to read up on the subject as best as I could. From what I understand, most of what the 64bit format provides is bigger block sizes and a larger filesystem (+8TB). However, I only have drives in the hundreds of GB not in the TB range (I wish…but don’t we

Re: 32bit vs 64bit EXT3

2008-11-19 Thread Gilles Mocellin
Le Wednesday 19 November 2008 15:06:40 Stackpole, Chris, vous avez écrit : From: Aioanei Rares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] I was trying to read up on the subject as best as I could. From what I understand, most of what the 64bit format provides is bigger block sizes and a larger

32bit vs 64bit EXT3

2008-11-18 Thread Stackpole, Chris
Pardon me if these are basic questions, but I have only ever done clean installs of 64bit Debian before and I am having difficulty getting the answers I am looking for from Google. I have a 32bit system with a bunch of 500GB hard drives. The system is 64bit capable and so I would like to

Re: 32bit vs 64bit EXT3

2008-11-18 Thread Adrian Levi
2008/11/19 Stackpole, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The system started life out as a 32bit etch install. Then later I did an upgrade to Lenny (~5 months ago) and it has been running smooth since. Since the drives were all formated as ext3 with a 32bit Etch install, should I expect any problems

Re: Compiling Debs on AMD vs. Intel and 32bit vs. 64bit

2007-03-16 Thread martin f krafft
First off, please don't cross-post. An amd64 host can be used to build i386 packages with ease (using e.g. schroot), whereas amd64 packages cannot easily be built on an i386 host. Thus, I suggest an amd64 machine with an i386 chroot. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the