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

[Martin Moores]

On 19 December 2011 05:15, Juhani Rautiainen <jrauti at iki.fi> wrote:
> 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
> --
> Juhani Rautiainen                                jrauti at iki.fi
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Appreciate the extra info on this from everyone, apologies for the
earlier mis-information.

Will have a read up on this from the various links provided!

Martin