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Pytheas 09-12-2008 02:48 PM
architectures... ?
 
hi guys i am a newbie and i want to run linux on two of my machines... however i dont know what are their architectures or however this is called so i dont know which iso to download... actually i 'd prefer to install Arch Linux however the only isos i found on their website was i686 and x86_64. the machines are both pentium 3 at 880 MHz the one and 2.6 GHz the other. can anyone please tell how can i find out their architectures and which iso should i download? thank you...

CRC123 09-12-2008 02:54 PM
download an ISO for 32-bit processor(aka i386, i686, etc).

colucix 09-12-2008 04:12 PM
Try a live CD. Once you are logged in, do
Code:
cat /proc/cpuinfo
and see if there is the lm (long mode) flag. In that case it is a 64-bit processor.

CRC123 09-12-2008 08:37 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by colucix (Post 3278690)
Try a live CD. Once you are logged in, do
Code:
cat /proc/cpuinfo
and see if there is the lm (long mode) flag. In that case it is a 64-bit processor.
No need to do this. All Pentium 3's are 32-bit

Pytheas 09-13-2008 12:44 AM
so that means that i download i686 right? thanks guys...

i92guboj 09-13-2008 01:01 AM
Yes.



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