On 4/18/2008 6:15 PM PT, Meat Plow typed:

>> Hello. I noticed Debian doesn't make AMD K7 Kernels anymore as of
>> 2.6.24. I assume this will be like this for future versions.
>>
>> I am planning to upgrade my Kernel from 2.6.22-1-k7. Do I use amd64 or
>> 686? I am not planning to use any 64-bit stuff on my old Athlon 64 3200+
>> 754 single core machine (512 MB of RAM (will add 512 MB soon)) and X2
>> 4600+ machine (2 GB of RAM).
>>
>> Are there any advantages and disadvantages between 686 and amd64 beside
>> being able to use more memory which I doubt I am going to (2 GB is
>> enough). My machines are mainly workstation to do simple tasks like Web
>> browsing, e-mails, watch videos, newsgroups in Pan and tin, chat/IM, a
>> simple private server, etc. I recall using 64-bit requires more
>> libraries or something and lack some stuff (e.g., Adobe Flash).
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>
> I use the i686 kernel for my AMD Athlon 64

How come not amd64 kernel? Any reasons?
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