Re: Switching kernel config from x86_64 to i686
In the root of the kernel sources do a make menuconfig, goto processor type
and features and select the wanted option, recompile the kernel, install
the kernel, update the bootloader and you're done, for the other stuff I
don't
know because me english it's a little scarse (yet),
good luck friend.
olr
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El Dom, 28 de Octubre de 2007, 6:17 pm, Frederick N. Brier escribió:
> I made the mistake of taking a default or selecting the wrong kernel (my
> machine is an AMD X2). So I now have a 64 bit kernel (x86_64), which I
> have read is "transitional". Since so many packages are only 32 bit, my
> life has gotten complex trying to make everything work and with
> contemplations of 32 bit UMLs (which apparently have their own issues).
> So... I would like to switch my system to a plain old i686 optimized 32
> bit version of Debian.
>
> What is the easiest way to do this? I really do not want to reinstall.
> I setup a software RAID, have installed a large number of packages,
> copied a bunch of data onto the drives, done a fair bit of
> configuration, even built 64 bit versions of the Digium drivers. I am
> guessing I need to rebuild the kernel as 32 bit (any URLs to doc on how
> to do this would be wonderful). Do I need to do anything else to
> install 32 bit versions of all the packages? Or am I screwed? I have
> primarily used aptitude for package management, except for Asterisk,
> which I checked out of Subversion and built. Is there an easy way to
> install 32 bit versions of all the packages? Or make sure that a 32 bit
> compatible version is installed? Thank you for any help.
>
> Frederick N. Brier
>
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