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haukew

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From: Hamburg, Germany

Registered: 2007-10-25

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[solved]switch seamlessly from i686 to 64 Bit

Hi!
At the moment i am using Arch Linux i686 with 1GB Ram. I am going to upgrade to more and would like to know if there´s a possibility to switch from i686 to 64 Bit with, say, just editing the packages in /etc/pacman.conf (well, ok, might be too simple...) - or would i have to reinstall my entire system?

Thanks!

Last edited by haukew (2009-08-24 16:55:31)

brisbin33

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Re: [solved]switch seamlessly from i686 to 64 Bit

i made a post about this when i went through the same thing: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=64485

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haukew

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Re: [solved]switch seamlessly from i686 to 64 Bit

Great, thanks a lot :-)

lilsirecho

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Re: [solved]switch seamlessly from i686 to 64 Bit

Be aware that 1GB is divided between the dual core so that the system runs like a 512MB device.

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hw-tph

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Re: [solved]switch seamlessly from i686 to 64 Bit

Be aware that 1GB is divided between the dual core so that the system runs like a 512MB device.

Please elaborate on this.

shining

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Re: [solved]switch seamlessly from i686 to 64 Bit

Be aware that 1GB is divided between the dual core so that the system runs like a 512MB device.

Please elaborate on this.

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