Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Unable to login to gentoo
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:34:07
Message-Id: 4EB07392.30605@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Unable to login to gentoo by "Sebastian Beßler"
1 Sebastian Beßler wrote:
2 > Am 01.11.2011 20:51, schrieb Dale:
3 >
4 >> Don't boot a 32 bit OS and chroot into a 64 bit one. That can be done
5 >> but it requires some additional commands.
6 > I always thought that is impossibl because the 32bit libs and kernel are
7 > unable to execute 64bit code. You could do the other way round with no
8 > probs but a 64bit cpu in 32bit mode with 32bit libs and kernel?
9 > I really would like to know more about that.
10 >
11 > Greetings
12 >
13 > Sebastian Beßler
14 >
15
16 You could be right. I know you can do a 32 bit chroot from a 64 bit
17 install/media but not sure about the other way around. I think what I
18 was trying to say is that mixing them requires different commands and
19 needs to be asked about. I did a 32 bit install from my 64 bit system
20 and it worked fine. I have not tried the other way around tho. Maybe
21 someone can chime in on if this is possible or not. Since this is
22 Linux, I wouldn't be surprised if it could but it may not be. I'm not
23 sure how to stretch 64 out of 32.
24
25 Dale
26
27 :-) :-)