which 64bitLinux

[mediator]

@eddie, ok i got it! The 4GB memory can be accessed entirely in 32 bit now, and for greater than 4GB "32 bit+highmem patches" also work! Am i correct?

[mehulved]

Originally Posted by savithk

i have a Q if i install 64bit linux . can i install 32bit linux software in 64bit linux. any linux64 is available on single CD.????

Well as per what's the discussion's going on you'd be better off using a 32-bit Linux. I can't explain you why, so well cos I personally don't have it clear in my mind.
But you'd save yourself a whole load of trouble if you go for a 32 bit linux for now. No real need to upgrade the RAM or anything.
Yes 64 bit linux distros are available in CD's. Well to be frank, a distro that comes in a CD is too minimalistic. If you can get some DVD that would be real great. Or multiple cd's.
A single cd of ubuntu linux for 64-bit platform can be delivered to your house free of cost in about a month's time from shipit.ubuntu.com

Originally Posted by eddie

Actually I saw this discussion happening some months back on gentoo-user mailing list. At that time there were links to lkml archives and detailed explanations but I am somehow not able to find those mails. May be you can search lkml and gentoo-user archives?

Hmm all right will search for it in free time. Maybe subscribe to gentoo-user mailing list too after the exams.

Originally Posted by mediator

@eddie, ok i got it! The 4GB memory can be accessed entirely in 32 bit now, and for greater than 4GB "32 bit+highmem patches" also work! Am i correct?

If I get it right, highmem can break a few things. Is it?
BTW, Highmem is a patch? Cos I have seen 'highmem' option while compiling the kernel, in it's description it says something like, to be used only if RAM is > 1GB.

[savithk]

i know that linux is available in multiple cd's .....i mean is available in single CD only ???? or which is better CD or DVD. single CD is a ( live CD installer )??????but what about DVD also live installer.

[JGuru]

@Savithk, It' better that you go for 32-bit version of Linux. Try installing Suse 10.1 DVD (32-bit).
DVD is always better, no one wants to change CDs in between installation.
So go ahead with Suse 10.1 Linux installation. I'm sure you'll like it very much.
As far as the partitioning the disk is concerned, have atleast 10 GB of unpartitioned
space, during partitioning choose the option "Allocate from the free space available"
Suse Linux will automatically allocate the partitions for you. Or if you want to
manually partition the hard disk, allocate 9 GB for root ('/') & 1.5 GB for swap.

[savithk]

how to install Ubuntu linux . C ( winXp ) /D/E/F all drive in NTFS.how to make dual boot(XP+Linux). i have 512 MB it is ok for linux64 ???? or it should be 1GB. and how to remove linux ???

[eddie]

Originally Posted by mediator

@eddie, ok i got it! The 4GB memory can be accessed entirely in 32 bit now, and for greater than 4GB "32 bit+highmem patches" also work! Am i correct?

Yeah you got it more or less
In simple words, if you have anything above 1GB RAM you need 4GB HIGHMEM option enabled...anything above 4GB RAM needs 64GB HIGHMEM option enabled.
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Originally Posted by tech_your_future

BTW, Highmem is a patch? Cos I have seen 'highmem' option while compiling the kernel, in it's description it says something like, to be used only if RAM is > 1GB.

It was developed as individual patch and then imported in official Kernel as an option.

[savithk]

how to install Ubuntu linux . C ( winXp ) /D/E/F all drive in NTFS.how to make dual boot(XP+Linux). and how to remove linux ???

[gary4gar]

u need to create root(/) a ext3 partion of atleast 10gb & a swap partion of twice sixe of ur ram something like pagefile in windows.
u can use any tools like gparted or partion magic or inbuilt installer can also do this.

linux installion is little bit same as u would install windows. so if u know windows u can install linux also.

[mediator]

@eddie : Hmmmm......nice! Neways thanx for the enlightenment!

[praka123]

regarding multimedia,flash etc install i saw a neat howto for 64's..
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202537

This howto is not going to be a copy of the old one but will be updated. The old one was for Breezy and a lot has changed since Dapper was released. I have also tested this script with Edgy Knot 2 & 3 and have found no problems. The old one was "Firefox 1.5 with Flash and Java working 100% in amd64" howto by kurushi.
I do not recommend Swiftfox. The person who compiles it takes the FOSS Firefox code, then restricts other people from distributing it. This IMHO is perverting the license.

Well enough chatter, on to the howto

[savithk]

how to edit boot log for xp / linux ??????? after linux install how can i boot xp????

[JGuru]

You are talking about Ubuntu? You'll get a boot menu, choose Ubuntu (default) or Windows
using the arrow keys (Up, Down). Press the Enter key to load the O.S you have selected.
This works the same in all Linux distros. In Linux ,GRUB is usually the bootloader.