Question about the version of debian
Dear Sir,
Recently, I downloaded a 32bit version of Debian from the following website: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.1a/i386/iso-dvd/ However, after finishing installation, I found that the 32bit OS turned out to be amd-64bit: uname -a Linux my-computer 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 8 22:49:26 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux I wonder if there is anything wrong? Thanks very much for your attention. Best, -- Yang Chao RM B007D, University Apartment Tower B The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong Email: yorkey@ust.hk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: 1302669164.3220.0.camel@yorkey-pc.resnet.ust.hk">http://lists.debian.org/1302669164.3220.0.camel@yorkey-pc.resnet.ust.hk |
Question about the version of debian
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 12:32 PM, YANG,Chao <yorkey@ust.hk> wrote:
> Dear Sir, > * Recently, I downloaded a 32bit version of Debian from the following > website: > > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.1a/i386/iso-dvd/ > > * However, after finishing installation, I found that the 32bit OS > turned out to be amd-64bit: > * uname -a > * Linux my-computer 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 8 22:49:26 UTC 2011 > x86_64 GNU/Linux Can you post: $ dpkg -l|grep linux-image in your system. Did you have a 64-bit kernel installed on a 32-bit host. > > * I wonder if there is anything wrong? Thanks very much for your > attention. > > Best, > > > -- > Yang Chao > RM B007D, University Apartment Tower B > The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, > Kowloon > Hong Kong > Email: yorkey@ust.hk > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1302669164.3220.0.camel@yorkey-pc.resnet.ust.hk > > -- Best Regards Asias He -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: BANLkTi=E=umSVB4cpRc6g9_jgkyAGqFUaw@mail.gmail.com ">http://lists.debian.org/BANLkTi=E=umSVB4cpRc6g9_jgkyAGqFUaw@mail.gmail.com |
Question about the version of debian
On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 13:44 +0800, Asias He wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 12:32 PM, YANG,Chao <yorkey@ust.hk> wrote: > > Dear Sir, > > Recently, I downloaded a 32bit version of Debian from the following > > website: > > > > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.1a/i386/iso-dvd/ > > > > However, after finishing installation, I found that the 32bit OS > > turned out to be amd-64bit: > > uname -a > > Linux my-computer 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 8 22:49:26 UTC 2011 > > x86_64 GNU/Linux > > Can you post: > > $ dpkg -l|grep linux-image > > in your system. > > Did you have a 64-bit kernel installed on a 32-bit host. 'dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_ARCH' will show which architecture the rest of the system uses. A 64-bit kernel is not supposed to be automatically selected, but it could be if the system has 4 GB RAM and the '686-bigmem' flavour is not available for some reason. Please use 'reportbug installation-report' to provide more information. The debian-devel list is not the place to send bug reports. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse. |
Question about the version of debian
On Wed, 13 Apr 2011, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> 'dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_ARCH' will show which architecture the > rest of the system uses. dpkg --print-architecture is better suited (dpkg-architecture is a dpkg-dev script). Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: 20110413122736.GE3369@rivendell.home.ouaza.com">ht tp://lists.debian.org/20110413122736.GE3369@rivendell.home.ouaza.com |
Question about the version of debian
dpkg --print-architecture shows
i386. However, uname -a shows x86-64 what does this mean? Best, On 2011-04-13 14:27 +0200，Raphael Hertzog wrote： > On Wed, 13 Apr 2011, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > 'dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_ARCH' will show which architecture the > > rest of the system uses. > > dpkg --print-architecture is better suited (dpkg-architecture is a > dpkg-dev script). > > Cheers, -- Yang Chao RM B007D, University Apartment Tower B The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong Email: yorkey@ust.hk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: 1302698854.3700.2.camel@yorkey-pc.resnet.ust.hk">http://lists.debian.org/1302698854.3700.2.camel@yorkey-pc.resnet.ust.hk |
Question about the version of debian
On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 20:47 +0800, YANG,Chao wrote:
> dpkg --print-architecture shows > i386. > > However, uname -a shows > x86-64 > > what does this mean? It means Asias He was right. And this is a perfectly valid configuration (though it confuses some third-party installers). But I think this is a bug in the configuration of the CD/DVD creation: the amd64 flavour is on DVD 1 but the 686-bigmem flavour is on DVD 2. The latter definitely should be on DVD 1 (and CD 1 or 2, rather than CD 10!). Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse. |
Question about the version of debian
Le mercredi 13 avril 2011 * 14:02 +0100, Ben Hutchings a écrit :
> On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 20:47 +0800, YANG,Chao wrote: > > dpkg --print-architecture shows > > i386. > > > > However, uname -a shows > > x86-64 > > > > what does this mean? > > It means Asias He was right. And this is a perfectly valid > configuration (though it confuses some third-party installers). > > But I think this is a bug in the configuration of the CD/DVD creation: > the amd64 flavour is on DVD 1 but the 686-bigmem flavour is on DVD 2. > The latter definitely should be on DVD 1 (and CD 1 or 2, rather than CD > 10!). How is that a problem? An overwhelming majority of CPUs today are amd64, and even if you choose to install a i386 userland (there are various good reasons for that), you still want an amd64 kernel to benefit of all your CPU can offer. -- .'`. Josselin Mouette : :' : `. `' “If you behave this way because you are blackmailed by someone, `- […] I will see what I can do for you.” -- Jörg Schilling |
Question about the version of debian
On Sat, 2011-04-16 at 09:19 +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote:
> Le mercredi 13 avril 2011 14:02 +0100, Ben Hutchings a crit : > > On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 20:47 +0800, YANG,Chao wrote: > > > dpkg --print-architecture shows > > > i386. > > > > > > However, uname -a shows > > > x86-64 > > > > > > what does this mean? > > > > It means Asias He was right. And this is a perfectly valid > > configuration (though it confuses some third-party installers). > > > > But I think this is a bug in the configuration of the CD/DVD creation: > > the amd64 flavour is on DVD 1 but the 686-bigmem flavour is on DVD 2. > > The latter definitely should be on DVD 1 (and CD 1 or 2, rather than CD > > 10!). > > How is that a problem? An overwhelming majority of CPUs today are amd64, > and even if you choose to install a i386 userland (there are various > good reasons for that), you still want an amd64 kernel to benefit of all > your CPU can offer. There are compatibility issues with third-party scripts that rely on 'uname -m' to select which architecture to use in userland. And there are still a few places where 32-bit compatibility wrappers are missing in the kernel. Personally, I do use this combination, but I'm not ready to recommend it in general. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse. |
Question about the version of debian
On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 04:09:45PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-04-16 at 09:19 +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote: > > Le mercredi 13 avril 2011 14:02 +0100, Ben Hutchings a crit : > > > On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 20:47 +0800, YANG,Chao wrote: > > > > dpkg --print-architecture shows > > > > i386. > > > > > > > > However, uname -a shows > > > > x86-64 > > > > > > > > what does this mean? > > > > > > It means Asias He was right. And this is a perfectly valid > > > configuration (though it confuses some third-party installers). > > > > > > But I think this is a bug in the configuration of the CD/DVD creation: > > > the amd64 flavour is on DVD 1 but the 686-bigmem flavour is on DVD 2. > > > The latter definitely should be on DVD 1 (and CD 1 or 2, rather than CD > > > 10!). > > > > How is that a problem? An overwhelming majority of CPUs today are amd64, > > and even if you choose to install a i386 userland (there are various > > good reasons for that), you still want an amd64 kernel to benefit of all > > your CPU can offer. > > There are compatibility issues with third-party scripts that rely on > 'uname -m' to select which architecture to use in userland. Is there a compelling reason for init not to set the right personality? Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: 20110416152113.GA13395@glandium.org">http://lists.debian.org/20110416152113.GA13395@glandium.org |
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