64 or 32 bit on MB upgrade?

fogcat · 07-07-2006, 08:49 AM

I have recently upgraded my MB to a AMD Sempron (64bit) CPU. On reboot SuSE told me that I did not have the 64bit kernel. Using my handy DVD (OpenSuSE 10.0) I was promptly told that I did not have the 64bit kernel here either. I can make the 32bit run fine, I was just wondering if I should make the effort to obtain the 64?

I have been running SuSE since 8.2 and have tried many distros but prefer this. I can try others on another HDD if neccessary, please give me some input.

Thanks all.

Dan Mac

jschiwal · 07-07-2006, 08:53 AM

Did you install the 64bit version of the distro? If not, then I think you would need more than the 64-bit kernel.

The x86_64 version of SuSE installs the 32 bit version of Firefox, so some things like flash plugins and google video will work, which might not in the 64 bit version. The Open Office suite is also 32 bit, because that is all that is available.

dasy2k1 · 07-07-2006, 11:13 AM

i wouldent bother so far, wait untill 10.2 comes out then download the 64BIT version and do a clean install, i have my HDD set with a seperate patition for /home and i allways do a clean install every time i upgrade to clean out the clutter,

jschiwal · 07-07-2006, 05:30 PM

If and when you do a clean install, consider a separate partition also for /usr/local. The distro packages will not touch this directory tree, which is used for installations for non-distro packages you install yourself such as from tarballs.

fogcat · 07-11-2006, 02:24 PM

Thanks for all the info. The original install was the 32bit. I have only used this before. I have been a SuSE user since just pre 9.0, want to stay here but am not afraid to use others (used most any distros readily available just for fun) and always have kept an active version of the GEEKO around.

Don't post often but most always find that questions are answered in a timely matter so don't need to post.

Dan Mac