On 12/15/2017 08:18 AM, Roberto Ragusa wrote: > On 12/14/2017 04:28 PM, Roger Heflin wrote: >> I don't believe there really is an easier way. >> >> You can download a kernel.org kernel or the fedora kernel source and >> built it to be 64-bit and boot that on a 32-bit userspace and that >> will get you around some kernel memory/resource limits, I did that >> previously on one of my machines for 6-12 months before doing a clean >> reinstall to 64-bit. >> >> I dont know if you can convince dnf to install a 64-bit fedora kernel >> on 32-bit userspace, if you can and it boots and it has the right >> settings compiled in the kernel by default then that kernel will work >> with a complete 32-bit userspace. > Why not just using a Fedora 64 bit kernel? You can hammer rpm enough > to let you install that, and you get the 64 bit kernel + 32 bit userspace; > I did that years ago. > Then, after a while I converted some packages to 64 bit by replacing > some rpms with 64 bit versions. Then, my definition of "some" got expanded > to the entire distribution, and I got a fully 64 bit system out of what was > originally 32 bit. Not easy but possible. (anyway, the original post > asked for an easier way than a reinstall, so I don't advice doing this) I tend to agree. Can you convert a 32-bit system to 64? Yes. Is it easy? Nope. Invariably there's some cruft left over from the 32-bit environment that will cause problems and confusion down the road. I'd back up your /home stuff to external media, do a full 64-bit install and restore what you need from the external media. As Kari from the old MythBusters used to say, "It's safer that way." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - Let us think the unthinkable. Let us do the undoable. Let us - - prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may - - not eff it up after all. - - -- Douglas Adams - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
