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Debian 32 and 64 bit
« on: 17 June, 2018, 03:11:22 pm »
I seem to have installed a Debian 32-bit OS onto what may well be a 64-bit machine.  While it does seem to be working, is there a command line way of establishing exactly what the hardware is?

quixoticgeek

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Re: Debian 32 and 64 bit
« Reply #1 on: 17 June, 2018, 03:28:10 pm »

cat /proc/cpu

Look for a line like:

model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz

Then google to find out what sort of cpu you have.

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Re: Debian 32 and 64 bit
« Reply #2 on: 17 June, 2018, 03:33:25 pm »
Hmm..

cat/proc/cpu doesn't seem to be working for some reason.

It's an HP EliteBook.  Intel sticker states 'Core i7 vPro'.

quixoticgeek

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Re: Debian 32 and 64 bit
« Reply #3 on: 17 June, 2018, 03:34:59 pm »
Hmm..

cat/proc/cpu doesn't seem to be working for some reason.

It's an HP EliteBook.  Intel sticker states 'Core i7 vPro'.

space betweent the cat and the /

cat <space> /proc/cpuinfo

If there is too much to fit on the screen and easily read, try less instead of cat:

less /proc/cpuinfo

J
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Re: Debian 32 and 64 bit
« Reply #4 on: 17 June, 2018, 03:39:08 pm »
Thanks, got it now.

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2640M CPU @ 2.80GHz

quixoticgeek

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Re: Debian 32 and 64 bit
« Reply #5 on: 17 June, 2018, 03:42:58 pm »
Thanks, got it now.

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2640M CPU @ 2.80GHz

https://ark.intel.com/products/53464/Intel-Core-i7-2640M-Processor-4M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz

"Intel 64: yes"

You got a 64bit cpu.

J
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Re: Debian 32 and 64 bit
« Reply #6 on: 17 June, 2018, 03:58:59 pm »
Thanks for the help! :thumbsup:

Re: Debian 32 and 64 bit
« Reply #7 on: 17 June, 2018, 04:22:58 pm »
I've just found out my "crappy" 7 year old Atom netbook is 64 bit!

https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001121.htm#linux

Re: Debian 32 and 64 bit
« Reply #8 on: 23 June, 2018, 12:13:06 pm »
I've just found out my "crappy" 7 year old Atom netbook is 64 bit!

https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001121.htm#linux

Atom 270 were 32 bit (that's what I have, from 2009) but I think the Atom 470 (or 4xx, if it's not 470 - memory fade!) which came after was 64 bit (and dual core, if my mate who has one is correct).

Re: Debian 32 and 64 bit
« Reply #9 on: 23 June, 2018, 01:11:19 pm »
I've just found out my "crappy" 7 year old Atom netbook is 64 bit!

https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001121.htm#linux

Atom 270 were 32 bit (that's what I have, from 2009) but I think the Atom 470 (or 4xx, if it's not 470 - memory fade!) which came after was 64 bit (and dual core, if my mate who has one is correct).

I tried the command on a Samsung N145 Plus, which has a Atom 455 (64 bit single core) running Ubuntu 11.04 32 bit.

The earlier Samsung netbooks are 32 bit single core, the later ones are 64 bit single core, the very last are 64 bit dual core.

I'm typing this on a Samsung Atom 570 (64 bit dual core) netbook running Ubuntu Mate 16.04, it does run faster but uses a lot more memory and does need more RAM than the netbbok 2GB limit.