Re: Will AMD64 Install on my PC???

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:43:37 +1000, Frank Charles Gallacher wrote:

> 1. Here is my cpuinfo:
> 
> root@Ni:/home/franx# cat /proc/cpuinfo processor	: 0

(...)

> pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm
                                                               ^^

Yes, amd64 kernel will run fine.

> 2. It looks like AMD64 will run; if I burn an AMD64 Install CD-ROM and
> try to boot it on a 32-bit processor, do I get a "Don't be a smartarse"
> type error message, or does it crash???

You will get a "warning message", yes, but that's all :-)

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón