Re: kernel modification and CONFIG_HIGHMEM issue

Wackojacko(wackojacko32@ntlworld.com) is reported to have said:
> Wayne Topa wrote:
> >P Kapat(kap4lin@gmail.com) is reported to have said:
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I am running Debian unstable on an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ processor and a
> >>MSI K8N Neo4 Mobo.
> >>
> >
> >When I asked the amd-64 list I was told that CPU is a K8, not a K7.
> >
> >WT
> >
> That's correct but it uses a lot of the same features as the k7 with a
> few extra so the k7 is the best fit on a 32 bit install. There was a
> -k8 kernel on i386 ( and it was reinstated for a while so may still be
> available ) but, you can run into problems with compiling modules, for
> example, as the compiler expects a 64-bit os and bombs out.

Ahh. That I didn't know! Thanks. I should have my amd64 system soon and will need that nugget.

WT

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