Linux Conroe 64bit linux?

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  1. veryevil

    veryevil Minimodder

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    Hey, just gone to install debian on my new box and i just realised im not sure what architecture to get to try a 64bit operating system? Is it still i386 or somthing else?
     
    veryevil, 8 Sep 2006
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  2. Glider

    Glider /dev/null

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    There should be a 64bit counterpart, probably named x86_64, but i368 (or 686) [x86] will give you 32bits, which is compatible.
     
    Glider, 8 Sep 2006
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  3. veryevil

    veryevil Minimodder

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    Hey these are the options given [alpha] [amd64] [arm] [hppa] [i386] [ia64] [m68k] [mips] [mipsel] [powerpc] [sparc]
     
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  4. Glider

    Glider /dev/null

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    ia64 is what you want I guess, not 100% sure, give me a minute, I'll check ;)

    EDIT: Yep, that's it
     
    Glider, 8 Sep 2006
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  5. trigger

    trigger Procrastinator

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    Are you sure Glider? Only the article says IA-64 is for Itanium - a whole different kettle of fish. I would have thought that i386 would be the one - I didn't think Conroe was 64bit? Perhaps ask on the Debian IRC channel - they should know for sure!
     
    trigger, 11 Sep 2006
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  6. eek

    eek CAMRA ***.

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    I'd say amd64... Intel did copy AMD :)

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    "AMD64 has been adopted (under the name EM64T or IA-32e) by Intel" - from wikipedia
     
    eek, 11 Sep 2006
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  7. Elv13

    Elv13 What's a Dremel?

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    it is EMT64, but only few distro have this version, amd64 is supose to work
     
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  8. Philipp

    Philipp What's a Dremel?

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    For x64 use amd64 (this includes all the processors made by Intel, too), ia64 is for Itanium/ItaniumII which are only used in some server-machines provided by HP, SGI,...

    HTH
     
    Philipp, 12 Sep 2006
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  9. sinizterguy

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    Yep, AMD64 will work perfectly on the Intel chips in spite of the name.
     
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