[laptop-discuss] 1. Kernel is 64 2. Driver is 32

[Rick Hedin]

Good morning, Casper.  

Apparently, the Core 2 has "Extended Memory 64 Technology"
(http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/dc/64bit/290450.htm),
which apparently allows 64-bit memory addressing, while still having a
32-bit internal data path.  I didn't know that.  

Did the Solaris install procedure build a 64-bit version of the operating
system based on what it detected I had on my system?  Or does it always
install the same thing on everybody's system?  

I'm wondering if I would be better off with a 32-bit version of Solaris
Express 10/06.  


	Regards, 

	Rick


-----Original Message-----
From: casper at holland.sun.com [mailto:casper at holland.sun.com] On Behalf Of
Casper.Dik at Sun.COM
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 4:01 AM
To: Rick Hedin
Cc: laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org
Subject: Re: [laptop-discuss] 1. Kernel is 64 2. Driver is 32


>I was shocked to discover that I was running a 64-bit kernel.  I 
>downloaded and installed Solaris Express 10/06.  The processor chip in 
>my laptop is certainly 32-bit.  It's an Intel Core 2.

The Core 2, I think, is 64 bits.  (The "Core", OTOH, is not)

>What it seems to amount to, is that the image section header in 
>W39N51.SYS doesn't match the fields in the structure.  In other words, 
>I should be working with a 64-bit driver, not a 32-bit driver.

You'll need to get the 64 bit windows driver.

Casper