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Jim Lynch wrote:
>Thanks for all the tips.  I really don't want 64 bit.  It's too new and 
>I'm not really using this for anything that needs 64 bits.  In fact, 
>since I write software for 32 bit systems, it would be more trouble to 
>do it on a 64 bit platform.  I did find that one of the initial menus 
>has a pretty well hidden menu at the bottom that say "F6 64Bit"  I hit 
>F6 and sure enough I had a menu option to set it to 32 bits.  2 hours 
>later I have a running SuSe 9.3 laptop.  X looks crappy, but it's at 
>least displaying something unlike Debian.  It will do for now until I 
>can crank up sax and see if I can get it to do a bit more.  I've see a 
>few comments on the web about drivers for this thing for accelerated 2 
>and 3 D displays, but unless that's the only way to get better 
>resolution, I'll not bother. 
>
>Thanks,
>Jim.
>
>Jim Lynch wrote:
>
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>>I've got this new Presario with a 64 bit AMD chip.  I installed Debian 
>>on it, but never could get X configured.  I've always had better luck 
>>with SuSe on unusual hardware so I installed 9.3.  Unfortunately it 
>>installed a 64 bit kernel and other assorted 64 bit programs, but it 
>>won't boot.  Now I'm trying to go back and install a 32 bit kernel and 
>>can't figure out how to tell it to do just that.  It insists on 
>>installing a 64 bit kernel.  I looked in the packages but there isn't a 
>>package listed anywhere that suggests it is linux or kernel or whatever. 
>>
>>Any suggestions would be welcome.  I'm staring at the Yast screen, 
>>"Installations settings" right now.  I'm booting from a minimal cdrom 
>>and doing a network install.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jim.
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