Re: A lot of problems with debian sid on a Notebook

[Kushal Kumaran <kushal.kumaran+debian@gmail.com>]

berenger.morel@neutralite.org writes:

> Le 23.12.2012 00:51, Thore a écrit :
>> Hello,
>> on my Alienware m15x Notebook I installed debian wheezy (in the 32bit
>> version with kde).
>
> Hum, knowing that it is an alienware say nothing about the processor 
> model, so maybe the 32bit choice is not the best one.
> I do not know, for now I did not read your full mail.
>
>> Now I have a few questions:
>> 1: When I boot there will be 4 linux entrys with the kernel name. one
>> ending ...-4-686-pae (or like this) ando one with a 2 as the 4.
>>     Can I delete the entry with the 2 (inclusive the recovery?)
>>     And how can I delete it?
>
> PAE is an extension to expand your maximum RAM above 4G byte of RAM, 
> which is not possible for motherboards with simple 32 bit support. 
> However, noawadays, I do not think
> there are still new computers without 64 bit support, which include the 
> ability to support more RAM than old (and when I say old, that's more 
> than 10 years) computers.

There are several inexpensive laptops using Intel's Atom processors
being sold right now which cannot run 64-bit operating systems.
Probably not a problem with the alienware branded machines, though.

> <snip>

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regards,
kushal