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Tiny Core Base => TCB Q&A Forum => Topic started by: jur on September 30, 2010, 09:51:47 PM

Title: TCL on 64-bit PC?
Post by: jur on September 30, 2010, 09:51:47 PM

I am unsure whether to buy a 32-bit or 64-bit netbook... will TCL run as-is on 64-bits? Is there an advantage either way?

Title: Re: TCL on 64-bit PC?
Post by: ^thehatsrule^ on September 30, 2010, 10:35:42 PM

Yes, it is compatible.  There is also 64-bit kernel parts for 3.x should you want it.

Title: Re: TCL on 64-bit PC?
Post by: beerstein on October 06, 2010, 04:48:35 AM

is there a how2 for using TC 3.2RC2 on a 64 bit machine?

How to find 64bit extensions or can a use the 32 bit extensions?

Can I just boot  TC on a 64bit machine as a 32 bit OS and use all 32 bit extensions?

Does somebody know all this stuff?

Thank you so much in advance

Title: Re: TCL on 64-bit PC?
Post by: Juanito on October 06, 2010, 08:47:46 AM

If you look in:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/3.x/release/distribution_files/ (http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/3.x/release/distribution_files/)

..you'll find bzImage64 and microcore64.gz.

If you replace the equivalent files in the 32 bit version with the above, you'll be able to boot 64bit.

The appbrowser should automatically use the 64 bit versions of the various modules extensions (eg alsa-modules-2.6.33.3-tinycore64.tcz) and the rest of the extensions should work in 32 bit mode.

You should also be able to run the standard 32 bit version of tc on a 64 bit machine