after installing 13.1 on a thinkpad x240 which has a 64bit cpu (i7-4600), I noticed that a 32-bit system had been installed.
shouldn’t the installer have detected the 64-bit cpu automatically?
is it possible to select installation of x86_64?
No.
There’s a 32bit Installation CD/DVD and a 64bit one.
is it possible to select installation of x86_64?
Download the 64bit installation disc and install fresh.
You could try to choose “Upgrade an existing installation” to switch the 32bit system to 64bit, but if it is a fresh installation anyway you can just as well install new to avoid any problems.
Btw, you do not have to install a 64bit system on your 64bit hardware.
A 32bit system works just fine on a 64bit CPU.
See here for the differences between 32bit and 64bit systems:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64-bit_computing#32-bit_vs_64-bit
But note that on a 32bit Linux you are not limited to 3 or 4 GB RAM.
Linux supports up to 64GB RAM even on a 32bit system via the use of PAE.
On 2014-07-12 09:56, wolfi323 wrote:
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> suse_paul;2653581 Wrote:
>> shouldn’t the installer have detected the 64-bit cpu automatically?
> No.
> There’s a 32bit Installation CD/DVD and a 64bit one.
That’s right.
Although there have been, ocassionally, a biarch DVD that did detect the
architecture and change the installation appropriately. But it was not
available for download, only for purchase, and it was about double size.
>> is it possible to select installation of x86_64?
> Download the 64bit installation disc and install fresh.
> You could try to choose “Upgrade an existing installation” to switch the
> 32bit system to 64bit, but if it is a fresh installation anyway you can
> just as well install new to avoid any problems.
I would not recommend that upgrade unless the user is experienced.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” at Telcontar)
On Sat, 12 Jul 2014 07:26:02 GMT, suse paul
<suse_paul@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
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>after installing 13.1 on a thinkpad x240 which has a 64bit cpu
>(i7-4600), I noticed that a 32-bit system had been installed.
>
>shouldn’t the installer have detected the 64-bit cpu automatically?
>
>is it possible to select installation of x86_64?
Check more carefully, a 64-bit system does install a partial 32-bit
subsystem.
?-)
On 2014-07-14 04:15, josephkk wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Jul 2014 07:26:02 GMT, suse paul
> <suse_paul@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> after installing 13.1 on a thinkpad x240 which has a 64bit cpu
>> (i7-4600), I noticed that a 32-bit system had been installed.
>>
>> shouldn’t the installer have detected the 64-bit cpu automatically?
>>
>> is it possible to select installation of x86_64?
>
> Check more carefully, a 64-bit system does install a partial 32-bit
> subsystem.
Just check the output of “uname -a”.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” at Telcontar)