[SLL] Upgrading from 32bit to 64 bit

[Kurt Buff]

On Jan 5, 2008 2:51 PM, Rob Smith <kormoc at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/5/08, Kurt Buff <kurt.buff at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Well the VMware server is only 32bit AFAIK.
> > > Try `aptitude install linux-server` then reboot.
> > > I'll bet ya the kernel that pulls in (linux-image-server) is capable of
> > > seeing all the memory.
> >
> > Bummer, that didn't work:
>
>
> http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/3715071
>
> Under Memory:
> "The 32-bit server kernel supports up to 64 GB of memory; the desktop
> kernel, a mere 4 GB (CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G=y, CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G=y)."
>
> If you want to compile your own kernel image, just set HIGHMEM to 64G
> and you'd see it all, or just figure out how to install the server
> kernel image.
>

Cool.

Updates from the Unbuntu site are being refused. I'll work through
this article on Monday and see what I can make happen.

Thanks - help from this list is pretty super.

Kurt