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abasel

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[RESOLVED] Doing a 64Bit install

I did an install presuming that it would be a 64bit install. On completion though I realise that this is not the case. As I have 16GB ram I would like a 64bit install so it looks like I will need to reinstall everything. How do I tell the installed to perform a 64bit install?

Last edited by abasel (2016-11-25 10:57:39)

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Re: [RESOLVED] Doing a 64Bit install

What did you use to install Arch? How did you get/make it?

Please also tell us about your CPU. The contents of /proc/cpuinfo should tell us all we need to know.

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abasel

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Registered: 2015-04-29

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Re: [RESOLVED] Doing a 64Bit install

I have been doing so many new things that I am not sure that I remember the exact details but in essence I
* Downloaded and image (I think it was http://archlinux.mirror.digitalpacific. … 1-dual.iso)
* Created a boot USB
* Followed the Wiki install guide i.e. pcstrap /mnt base base-devel
* etc

cpu cores       : 4
apicid          : 6
initial apicid  : 6
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 13
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp
lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16
xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm epb tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid fsgsbase smep erm
s xsaveopt dtherm ida arat pln pts
bugs            :
bogomips        : 5191.49
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor       : 7
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 58
model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3720QM CPU @ 2.60GHz
stepping        : 9
microcode       : 0x15
cpu MHz         : 3448.205
cache size      : 6144 KB
physical id     : 0
siblings        : 8
core id         : 3
cpu cores       : 4
apicid          : 7
initial apicid  : 7
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 13
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Last edited by abasel (2016-11-25 10:43:10)

abasel

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Re: [RESOLVED] Doing a 64Bit install

Ok so I do have a 64bit install

[abasel@baselmania ~]$ uname -a
Linux baselmania 4.8.10-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Nov 21 11:55:43 CET 2016 x86_64 GNU/Linux

So why does my VirtualBox only give me 32bit options for Windows?

ayekat

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Re: [RESOLVED] Doing a 64Bit install

So why does my VirtualBox only give me 32bit options for Windows?

Are you talking about creating a VM in the VirtualBox menu? The OS option is just for setting an icon. It has no influence on the machine.

Otherwise, if you are trying to install Windows in VirtualBox, IIRC, there are no dual-arch installers for Windows (either it's a 32-bit installer or a 64-bit installer - you will need a 64-bit Windows installation disk).

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abasel

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Re: [RESOLVED] Doing a 64Bit install

Worked it out. I needed to enable virtualistion in my bios.

The moment I did this the 64bit options appeared in the dropdown when installing.

Last edited by abasel (2016-11-25 10:57:18)