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Am Mittwoch, den 07.12.2005, 08:39 -0800 schrieb Mark Knecht: |
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> Some questions: |
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> 1) If I build and boot a 32-bit version of Gentoo it is my |
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> understanding that the AMD64 will be completely 32-bit compatible and |
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> that I can run whatever any other IA-32 machine can run. Is this |
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> correct? |
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Correct, this will be identical to a normal x86 (athlon-xp) install. |
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> 2) If I build a 32-bit install is there anyway to run this 32-bit |
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> environment within the 64-bit environment? I assume not. |
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A 32-bit chroot will work perfectly fine for this purpose, see this |
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guide for more information: |
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http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/amd64/howtos/index.xml?part=1&chap=3 |
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This way, you can run gentoo-x86 from inside a gentoo-amd64 install. |
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> Thanks in advance. You all have been quite helpful over the last |
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> few months and I'm more than sure that you will be now. |
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Good luck! |
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Ben. |
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> cheers, |
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> Mark |
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