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crh@transpam.org is not right (transpam.org is not existing)<br>thanks<br><br>> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:09:56 -0800<br>> To: conspire@linuxmafia.com<br>> From: rick@linuxmafia.com<br>> Subject: Re: [conspire] Quick Question 64bit vs 32 bit Kernel<br>> <br>> Quoting Jose Medeiros (jose.medeiros@gmail.com):<br>> <br>> > Since Rick runs a Mac Laptop I thought I would also ask on the Mac<br>> > version of the command.<br>> <br>> On my PPC/G3 Apple iBook 2.2:<br>> <br>> $ uname -a <br>> Linux nextstep 2.6.17-10-powerpc #2 Fri Oct 13 16:37:41 UTC 2006 ppc GNU/Linux<br>> $<br>> <br>> (I.e., Macintoshes don't necessarily run MacOS. ;-> )<br>> <br>> > Also the Intel core duo is only a 32bit and the core 2 duo is 64 bit,<br>> > and I some how want to verify what is installed just for the sake of<br>> > knowing.<br>> <br>> If you ever want to know whether a machine based on an Intel/AMD CPU<br>> is capable of x86_64 operation, boot a live-CD Linux distro with a Linux<br>> kernel at least 2.6.16 or later (any recent CD will do), get a shell<br>> prompt, do "less /proc/cpuinfo", and see if the "flags" line includes<br>> "lm" (long mode).<br>> <br>> Whether any given loaded operating system on that machine _uses_ x86_64<br>> long-mode addressing is, of course, a different issue.<br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> conspire mailing list<br>> conspire@linuxmafia.com<br>> http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire<br><br /><hr />i’m is proud to present Cause Effect, a series about real people making a difference. <a href='http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_Cause_Effect' target='_new'>Learn more</a></body>
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