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Re: [PLUG] converting 32 -> 64 bit
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Art Alexion wrote:
> On Friday 18 December 2009 21:20:04 Lee Marzke wrote:
>
>> As of Karmic, there is now a pae enabled desktop kernel.
>>
>> If your not running any 64 bit apps,
>> you could just install the linux-2.6.31-17-generic-pae and
>> then access all 4G of RAM without reinstalling.
>>
>>
>
> Are these criticisms still applicable to PAE?
>
> http://lists.netisland.net/archives/plug/plug-2008-12/msg00228.html
>
> As I read them, it seems that losing 128 MB to access 800 MB is still a 672 MB
> gain.
>
> I do not need to run any 64 bit apps, unless running a 64 bit OS in a VM is
> considered a 64 bit "app".
>
> If PAE is good in the balance, it seems a much simpler approach to my problem.
>
>
>
PAE allows access to most of the 4G but doesn't help with running a 64
bit OS. Can you
re-install Win7 in 32 bit mode, that might be easier than reinstalling
your configured Ubuntu.
The PAE kernel was a seamless change for me, and the memory just appeared.
lmarzke@raven:~$ uname -a
Linux raven 2.6.31-17-generic-pae #54-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 10 17:23:29 UTC
2009 i686 GNU/Linux
lmarzke@raven:~$ more /proc/meminfo
MemTotal: 4044740 kB
MemFree: 314668 kB
Buffers: 79492 kB
Lee
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