On 10/27/07, Jeff Grossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have an AMD Sempron 2800+ processor with 1 Gig of ram. I am currently > using the 2.6.22-2-486 kernel from Lenny. I want to install a different > kernel so I can get the full use of my 1 Gig of ram. I was looking > through the options and found the following: > > linux-image-2.6.22-2-686 > linux-image-2.6.22-2-686-bigmem > linux-image-2.6.22-2-amd64 > > First off, can I use the amd64 kernel with a Sempron processor? I am > not sure if it has support for 64 bit programs. If not, of the other > two, which would be the best option for me?
The cpuid program should be able to tell you if you have a 32 bit Sempron or a 64 bit Sempron. Even if you have a Sempron64, I am not sure if you can/should run a 64 bit kernel while using Debian's i386 arch. In any case, the the k7 kernel will be better than the 486. > And, when I am ready to upgrade, do I just run an apt-get install > linux-image-2.6.22-2-*? Yes, but you may want to install the k7 meta-package, which always depends on a recent k7 kernel, so you don't have to manually update your kernel image. Just install linux-image-k7 and it will do the rest. Cheers, Kelly -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
