On Thu, May 01, 2008 at 09:50:31PM +0100, Neil Stewart wrote: > Thank you all very much for all of your help. I think you've solved this > one. I do _seem_ to be running a 32-bit system after foolishly using a > 32-bit CD. But one small point: How can I get the system to report which > type it is? uname -a does not seem to work.
dpkg --print-architecture > > what does uname -a give out? I suspect on was 32bit and the other was > > 64bit (amd64) > > On the known 64-bit system uname -a gives: > > Linux stewart 2.6.18-6-amd64 #1 SMP Sun Feb 10 17:50:19 UTC 2008 x86_64 > GNU/Linux uname tells you the kernel architecture. amd64 kernels can run i386 binaries, which is what you are doing. > On the suspected 32-bit system with a amd64 kernel uname -a gives: > > Linux sdell03 2.6.18-6-amd64 #1 SMP Thu Apr 24 10:20:33 UTC 2008 x86_64 > GNU/Linux > > which would seem to suggest that I'm running a 64-bit system. But on the > same suspected 32-bit system with a k7 kernel uname -a gives: > > Linux sdell03 2.6.18-6-k7 #1 SMP Thu Apr 24 09:09:38 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux > > Note the i686. So uname -a seems to give a kernel-dependent answer and not > an answer dependent on which installer was used. > > uname -i gives "unknown". > > Which command should I use to report the system type and not the kernel type. > I > think "file" gives useful information. On the known 64-bit system file > /lib/libc-2.3.6.so gives: > > /lib/libc-2.3.6.so: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, AMD x86-64, version 1 > (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.6.0, stripped > > but on the suspected 32-bit system file /lib/libc-2.3.6.so gives: > > /lib/libc-2.3.6.so: ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 80386, version 1 > (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.4.1, stripped > > Is there another way? -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]