hmmmmmm..... interesting! On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Kevin Fries wrote: > Just because you are running a 64bit machine, that does not mean you are > running a 32bit OS. The version of Ubuntu you installed was probably 32 > bit. You can install a 32 bit OS on a 64 bit machine, just not the > reverse. > > HTH > Kevin > > On Thu, 2011-12-01 at 13:28 -0700, Michael Havens wrote: > > Thanks Kevin. I see in my cpuinfo flags that I support long mode too. > > But why, when I tried to install that in the kernel, did it complain > > until I put in the 32 bit version? > > > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Kevin Fries > > wrote: > > Michael, > > > > Linux is nothing if not a chatty beast ;-) > > > > To find out everything you every wanted to know about your > > CPU, you can > > look at /proc/cpuinfo. > > > > My system I am on right now is a System76 Lemur, and it runs a > > I3 > > mobile. If I look in that file, I will see: > > > > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > > model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU U 330 @ > > 1.20GHz > > cpu MHz : 1199.000 > > > > among other things. But the real keys to the kingdom is a > > field called > > FLAGS. > > > > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep > > mtrr pge mca cmov > > pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe > > syscall nx > > rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl > > xtopology > > nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 > > ssse3 cx16 > > xtpr pdcm sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt lahf_lm arat dts tpr_shadow > > vnmi > > flexpriority ept vpid > > > > You Google those flags and you will find out EXACTLY what your > > CPU does > > and does not support. So, to answer your question > > specifically, I look > > in the flags and see a flag "lm", which stands for "long mode" > > which is > > uber-geek speak for 64bit mode. > > > > And sure enough, my system is running Ubuntu 11.10 in 64 bit > > mode. > > > > Hope this Helps > > Kevin > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2011-12-01 at 12:38 -0700, Michael Havens wrote: > > > 1- I D/L a distribution > > > 2- because I have no RW DVDs I burn the CD version > > > 3- I install the CD version > > > 4- After running the the install there is an ICON that says > > 'upgrade > > > to the DVD' so I upgrade > > > 5- my system starts to panic when running off of the battery > > so it is > > > wisely suggested to upgrade my kernel. So I am doing so it > > asks me > > > what kernel I am running. It had been said on the list that > > my kernel > > > is the 64 bit kind but when I tried to upgrade to the 64bit > > kernel the > > > computer complained and said 'wrong architecture'. > > > 6- I installed the kernel for the i386 and have been happily > > running > > > it now for a couple of days > > > > > > Questions: > > > Was I supposed to do something to make it see that it is a > > 64? > > > Would it run if an i386 was installed on a 64? > > > Does it really matter? > > > -- > > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: