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04-03-2006, 09:09 AM
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Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Brasov, Romania
Distribution: Slackware, Bluewhite64
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Sempron question
Hi. I've bought a Sempron processor. The seller told me it supported 64 bit computing. When I boot my box, the POST says: "Processor: Sempron 64 bit ready". The question is: can I run 64 bit Linux on it? It seems so, but I'm not quite sure...
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04-03-2006, 09:30 AM
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Registered: Nov 2003
Location: N. E. England
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If its a 64 bit CPU, then yes you can run 64 bit Linux.
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04-03-2006, 01:01 PM
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Registered: Mar 2004
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Sure - of course you can!
For example, I've been running 64-bit Suse Linux 9.2 on my AMD/Semperon ... and successfully upgraded it to Suse 10.0 last night. Auto-detection and auto-configuration worked flawlessly. You can run either 64-bit or 32-bit apps with no problem.
Last edited by paulsm4; 04-03-2006 at 01:14 PM.
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04-04-2006, 01:55 AM
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Location: Brasov, Romania
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Thanx very much. I'm going to run my 64 bit Linux now  |
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