Re: Best Kernel?
On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 05:17:52AM -0400, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 09:20:40PM -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 09:12:21PM -0400, Jose Luis Rivas Contreras wrote:
> > > Well, if you install the 32bit userland + 64bit kernel + X.Org it wont
> > > work. :-)
> >
> > Huh? Perhaps you should send the message to the amd64 list. Someone
> > there is probably doing this.
> >
> > Doug.
>
> Hi Doug,
>
> Are you saying that you can install a 64bit kernel on a current 32bit
> system and then end up with a running system.?
>
> I thought you couldn't replace a 32bit kernel with a 64bit kernel but
> had to *install* with an actual 64bit kernel to get any benefit.
>
> Or does the replacement 64bit kernel just run in 32bit mode? (although
> that is still better than a 32bit kernel, apparently.)
I believe that you can install a 64bit kernel on you i386 system.
Assuming that you have room in /boot and /lib, just add the 64-bit
kernel and keep your 486 (or whatever) and try it. If it doesn't boot,
then choose the 486 from the grub menu.
You can even run i386 apps in an amd64 system as long as you have the
i386 libs installed (available as a regular package in amd64).
Doug.
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