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Suse 9.1 64bit

post #1 of 14
7/6/04 at 4:51pm
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Is it possible to get this distro without buying the full Suse 9.1 Pro edition?

I noticed all the packages are available, I'm just not sure about installing 64bit packages after I have set up a 32bit install...
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post #2 of 14
7/6/04 at 4:57pm
well if it just came out. then you probably can't get it for free. not yet. maybe in a month or so it will be available for free as a download.
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post #3 of 14
7/6/04 at 5:00pm
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ahh but Suse 9.1 Download edition is available, but only as an i386 build...

furthermore, all the 64bit packages are available for download, I just don't have the balls to "rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.4-x86_64.rpm" if you know what I mean :P
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post #4 of 14
7/6/04 at 5:15pm
just back it up and do it. you should have balls unless they got cut off.
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post #5 of 14
7/6/04 at 5:18pm
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maybe... but the I usually wind up creating unstable systems and after I'm convinced all's well, and I delete my backup oof: goodbye everything :grr:
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post #6 of 14
7/6/04 at 5:26pm
the only way you learn in linux is taking the risk or reading a howto ( i forget what they call them i don't think its howto though) Always make cd backups, then you can't delete them if they are cdr
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post #7 of 14
7/6/04 at 5:28pm
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I'm quite good at Linux now... so good in fact I rarely use Windows... the problem is that I destroy my Linux distros by getting to fancy in an uneducated manner.

Since I've never tried having a 64bit and 32bit version of the same OS co-existing on the same partition I'm not sure if I want to take the risk with my data... but I guess I can backup it all up (famous last words!)
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post #8 of 14
7/6/04 at 6:21pm
yep. i used linux for 6-9 months, it was enertaining but kind of impractical. i don't like the unix file system, because it is more complex than windows. also i could never get all of my 5 mouse buttons to work in linux. i think it would be better to have an nvidia gpu for a linux computer because of the drivers.
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post #9 of 14
7/6/04 at 8:40pm
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ati drivers work nicely under Linux since the R400... and for mobile cards you can use the corresponding FireGL driver...
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post #10 of 14
7/6/04 at 11:11pm
i guess it has been awhile since i used it. like a year. i was using a ati rage 128 then as well. which didn't have very good drivers under linux.
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post #11 of 14
8/5/04 at 5:59pm
Couldn't you just install the i386 version and then recompile the kernal after installation? --> No linux guru..just a thought
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post #12 of 14
8/5/04 at 6:23pm
If you had a 64 bit version of GCC, and GCC knew you wanted to run it in 64 bits, that might work. But, I think some additions and modifications were made to the 2.4.xx kernel to make it 2.6.xx. Not sure though...I don't have a 64 bit system to test it on, yet.
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post #13 of 14
8/5/04 at 9:24pm
You don't need a 64-bit version of GCC. GCC can cross compile for the amd64 architecture. This, http://alioth.debian.org/docman/view....html#id258600, might have some information for you. It has some instructions on building a 64-bit kernel in a 32-bit environment (Debian's website, but it applies to any distro).

Plus, if you have an ATI 9700, you will have a hell of a time getting 3D acceleration to work (especially for 64-bit).

Regards,

zakaluka2.
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post #14 of 14
8/5/04 at 9:36pm
There are a bunch of places that sell generic versions of SuSE 9.1 Pro 64-bit for around $20 (without all the documentation books). You can see them on eBay, Amazon.com or by searching on Google.
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