running etch on AMD Duron 1200 chip

[Michael Fothergill]

Dear Folks.

I am running Debian etch on an old AMD Duron 1200 box.

It's so long since I used it I can't remember if it must be running the 32
bit version of Debian ie 64 bit version cannot run on it?

uname -m says i686 which makes me think it is 64 bit.

Is that correct?

​Comments appreciated

Regards

Michael Fothergill

Re: running etch on AMD Duron 1200 chip

[Georgi Naplatanov]

On 01/06/2016 08:34 PM, Michael Fothergill wrote:
> Dear Folks.
> 
> I am running Debian etch on an old AMD Duron 1200 box.
> 
> It's so long since I used it I can't remember if it must be running the
> 32 bit version of Debian ie 64 bit version cannot run on it?
> 
> uname -m says i686 which makes me think it is 64 bit.
> 

No, Duron is 32 bit.

Kind regards
Georgi

Re: running etch on AMD Duron 1200 chip

[Pete Orrall]

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 1:34 PM, Michael Fothergill
 wrote:
> Dear Folks.
>
> I am running Debian etch on an old AMD Duron 1200 box.
>
> It's so long since I used it I can't remember if it must be running the 32
> bit version of Debian ie 64 bit version cannot run on it?
>
> uname -m says i686 which makes me think it is 64 bit.
>
> Is that correct?

I Googled that CPU and found this:

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Duron%201200%20-%20DHD1200AMT1B.html

The data width states the CPU is 32 bit.

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www.peteorrall.com
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Re: running etch on AMD Duron 1200 chip

[John Hasler]

Duron is 32 bit, as is i686.
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John Hasler 
jhas...@newsguy.com
Elmwood, WI USA

Re: running etch on AMD Duron 1200 chip

[Martin Smith]

On 06/01/2016 18:34, Michael Fothergill wrote:

Dear Folks.

I am running Debian etch on an old AMD Duron 1200 box.

It's so long since I used it I can't remember if it must be running 
the 32 bit version of Debian ie 64 bit version cannot run on it?


uname -m says i686 which makes me think it is 64 bit.
unlikely, I think Duron's were pre 64 bit chips, but I could be wrong 
and someone will correct me if that is the case.


Is that correct?

​Comments appreciated

Regards

Michael Fothergill

Re: running etch on AMD Duron 1200 chip

[Michael Fothergill]

On 6 January 2016 at 18:47, Martin Smith  wrote:

> On 06/01/2016 18:34, Michael Fothergill wrote:
>
>> Dear Folks.
>>
>> I am running Debian etch on an old AMD Duron 1200 box.
>>
>> It's so long since I used it I can't remember if it must be running the
>> 32 bit version of Debian ie 64 bit version cannot run on it?
>>
>> uname -m says i686 which makes me think it is 64 bit.
>>
> unlikely, I think Duron's were pre 64 bit chips, but I could be wrong and
> someone will correct me if that is the case.
>
> ​Many thanks for the help here.  This means that if I want to upgrade to
>> Lenny I need to find a repository that is of the x86 32 bit variety.
>>
>
​Cheers MF

Re: running etch on AMD Duron 1200 chip

[Felix Miata]

Michael Fothergill composed on 2016-01-06 18:34 (UTC):

> I am running Debian etch on an old AMD Duron 1200 box.

> It's so long since I used it I can't remember if it must be running the 32
> bit version of Debian ie 64 bit version cannot run on it?

> uname -m says i686 which makes me think it is 64 bit.

> Is that correct?

i686 is 32 bit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P6_(microarchitecture)

> ​Comments appreciated

Duron is to Athlon as Celeron is to Pentium 3, that is reduced cache, and for
some models, lower bus speed, for lower price point, besides 32 bit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duron

Because a Duron is a Socket A design, you could replace it with an Athlon or
early model Sempron at MHz double or more what you have now, likely for next
to free if not entirely free but for shipping and the time it takes to locate
and replace. But, Socket A does not support 64 bit chips.
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