Re: [gentoo-amd64] Can I run a 32-bit kernel on my 64-bit kernel Gentoo machine?

[Mark Knecht]

On 9/25/05, John Myers <electronerd@××××××××××.com> wrote:
> On Sunday 25 September 2005 19:45, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > However, I am completely unable to figure out for myself
> > if I can run a 32-bit kernel when everything else - glibc, xrog-x11,
> > qt, gnome, apps, etc., have been compiled as 64-bit capable.
> No. The kernel would boot, but it would panic when it tried to run init.
>

Thanks John,
   That's exactly what I was concerned about.

   So, to check how this hardware platform works in a 32-bit mode I
guess I need to do a complete second install on a separate part of the
hard drive as an Athlon. That's a big job that I'm not anxious to do.

Cheers,
Mark

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