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On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Ron Farrer <canutethegreat@×××××.com> |
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> Generally, 'uname -m' should report x86_64 for 64-bit (amd64) and i686 |
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> for 32-bit (x86). |
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uname -m did give x86_64, but... |
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> ... another check can be 'file /sbin/init' which will report as something |
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> along the lines of |
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> "/sbin/init: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), |
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> dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, for |
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> GNU/Linux 2.6.32, stripped" |
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file /sbin/init gave ELF 32-bit LSB... |
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So I guess my syrescuecd is 32 bits. |
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Using the amd64 handbook did the trick with the kernel. Now onto learning |
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about uefi. Thanks for your help! |
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John |
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