Reinstalling just the kernel in Fedora

[Janina Sajka]

Hi, Liz:

Wow, we cannot easily move forward under the circumstance that Dell
replaced a 64-bit CPU with a 32-bit one. However, rest assured we can
get your data off the drive.

The best course of action, imho, is to get ahold of Dell and scream
bloody murder about this insult. And, you can perfectly explain they owe
you a replacement, and not a CPU downgrade. It's pretty outrageous,
actually.

Heck, I could even expostulate my own rant here, but I'll resist. It
really is pretty outrageous.

If you don't get a 64-bit processor back in that machine, I'm afraid we
would have to reinstall Fedora. It might be a good idea anyway, since
we're now up to Fedora 7, but it should happen when you're ready, and
not as a response to distress.

Bottom line is that Dell owes you. And, since you're crunching numbers
with your computer, you're actually using all those extra processor bits
more than most of us. All the more reason not to accept this insult.

Let us know.

Janina

Liz Hare writes:
> 	
> Hi, all,
> 
> It's been about two years since I installed Fedora and I'm pretty rusty on understanding how the kernel works.  I think I need the help of a Fedora expert (Janina? Bill?).
> 
> I have a dual boot system with Windows XP and FC 4.  It stopped working recently, and the memory, motherboard, and processor have been replaced.
> 
> I know I had a 64-bit processor.  I wasn't here when the dell guy replaced the parts, but I think I no longer have a 64-bit processor (grrr).  Windows just says Intel Pentium 4 CPU (2.8 GHz).
> 
> I had both 32 and 64 bit Linux distributions.
> 
> Now, when I try to run the 32-bit distribution, it tells me long format is not supported and I need to run a 32 bit distribution.  Not sure why this is, but it looks like I have to reinstall the kernel.  Of course, I'd rather not have to reinstall everything from scratch, since I have installed and compiled a lot of genetics and statistical software.
> 
> Is it possible to reinstall only the kernel?  I seem to remember that the install process didn't let you stop after only doing some of it, and that you could lose information you already had in your /home directory.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Thanks, 
> Liz
> 
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