Re: Vertualbox installation errors
On Sat, 17 May 2014 12:34:12 -0700
Gary Roach <gary719_list1@verizon.net> wrote:
> On 05/17/2014 11:04 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> > On Sb, 17 mai 14, 10:29:43, Gary Roach wrote:
> >> On 05/17/2014 08:49 AM, Tom Furie wrote:
> >>> On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 08:23:07AM -0700, Gary Roach wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Sorry, I thought I had. --print-architecture => i386,
> >>>> --print-foreign-architectures => amd64
> >>> And there it is - you are running a 32-bit system with a 64-bit
> >>> kernel.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Tom
> >>>
> >> And how do I correct this?
> >
> > Simple: install linux-image-686-pae, which will pull in the current
> > kernel for your release.
> >
> > Complicated: reinstall using Debian amd64.
> >
> >> Note: All of my source.list entries are prefaced with
> >> [arch=amd64,i386].
> > This is not really necessary unless you want to use different
> > sources per arch (which is not your case, you're using the same
> > sources).
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Andrei
> I think we have a misunderstanding here. I am running a 64 bit
> system. While I can boot to the linux-image-686-pae kernel, this will
> set up a 32 bit OS which is not what I want. I'm running an Intel
> DP55KG board with an i5-750, 4 core 64 bit buss processor and would
> like to use the full capability of the board.
>
> If the software is thinking that I am running a 32 bit system, then
> something desperately needs correcting. But what?
>
> Gary R.
>
>
To get a full 64 bit system, reinstall from an amd64 installation
medium. There are no shortcuts.
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