On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 04:24:01PM +0200, steef wrote: > > > > hello list, > > bought myself a new asus_nvidia_mainboard and a amd sempron 3200+ 64 bits > processor. for thew first time i will use a 64 bits debian_os. > > my question: will this new 64 bits_cpu start up on a 32 bits standard sarge > distro; kernel 2.6.8 etc. ?? yes, the amd64/emt64/x86_64 cpus are fully IA32 compatible. there could,however, be a problem with things like onboard ethernet and/or SATA controller(s) (don't know about sound) ... to fully use that, you might need a newer kernel
yours Albert -- Albert Dengg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
