What are the advantages of running the i386 kernel on a dual core 2, over the x86_64 kernel? I just bought a Dell laptop that has the dual core 2 and would like to know if running the i386smp kernel would be a better way to go. Thanks, Robert On Thu, 2006-10-05 at 10:27 +0100, Paul Smith wrote: > On 10/5/06, Kristoffer Gustafsson <kg84@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Can I still run program from the i386 architecture? > > > > I've bought a program some months ago. there were 2 versions. one 64-bit and > > 32-bit I think. > > > > Also, how do I compile things. Do I still compile them for i386? > > Yes, the i386 packages work fine. In my case, I am using the same disk > that I used before the upgrade to a dual core processor, and the > previous installation of FC5 works just fine. For better performance > and full use of both processors of the dual core, I installed the smp > kernel. > > Paul >
