[mythtv-users] Mythbuntu 32bit - how much RAM can it use?

[Juhani Rautiainen]

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 05:39, Jay Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----

>
> You have to have not only the kernel and modules, but 64-bit versions of,
> effectively, all of /lib.
>
> It's possible, but I don't think it's anywhere near trivial -- even if your
> distro has it all packaged up for you.

I think kernel works fine. Check this from LKML:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/9/486

and this quote:
http://www.amd64.org/fileadmin/user_upload/pub/64bit_Linux-Myths_and_Facts.pdf
"- Booting a 32-bit installation with a 64-bit kernel works!"

Then again it seems that in Natty you just can't install 64-bit kernel:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1770200

So compile your own:
http://duopetalflower.blogspot.com/2010/10/ubuntu-maverick-64bit-kernel.html

It's not simple but possible.

> Cheers,
> -- jra

Juhani
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Juhani Rautiainen                                jrauti at iki.fi