Hi! Alle 00:15, martedì 11 aprile 2006, Thomas Ilnseher ha scritto: > > But do I have to run a 64bit distro on a system running at 64bit? > > I'm too trying to save money for buying a new system:) > > no, x64 cpus run 32bit oses just perfectly. else noone would buy an x64 > processor, > cause most people run combined 16/32 bit oses (windows). > > but if you run a 32bit distro, then you can not execute any 64bit code, > even if > your processor is x64 capable. > > a 64 bit kernel OTOH can run 32bit apps, but you need a full set of > 32bit libraries (multilib). As far as I know, you can switch the processor between 32 and 64 bit. The question now is: if I run it at 64bit, can I run a 32bit distro, eg Slackware, maybe with a 64bit kernel? Thanks! Carotinho ___________________________________ Yahoo! Mail: gratis 1GB per i messaggi e allegati da 10MB http://mail.yahoo.it
