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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] systemrescuecd: using x86 for amd64
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:34:55
Message-Id: 200811051934.48932.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] systemrescuecd: using x86 for amd64 by Alan McKinnon
1 On Mittwoch 05 November 2008, Alan McKinnon wrote:
2 > On Wednesday 05 November 2008 18:22:00 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
3 > > On Mittwoch 05 November 2008, Daniel Pielmeier wrote:
4 > > > 2008/11/5 Momesso Andrea <momesso.andrea@×××××.com>:
5 > > > > So it is possible to chroot from a 32 to a 64 bit enviroment? And is
6 > > > > it safe?
7 > > >
8 > > > AFAIK chroot from 32 to 64 bit is not possible.
9 > >
10 > > you are wrong.
11 > >
12 > > You can do it, BUT you need a 64bit kernel.
13 >
14 > Ah, but how often have you seen a 32 bit userland running atop a 64 bit
15 > kernel? I've never seen it (unusual cases like a 32 bit Firefox on a 64 bit
16 > system excepted)
17
18 just boot systemresucuecd with the 64bit kernel. You have a 32bit userland,
19 64bit kernel and you can chroot into 64bit systems without any problems at
20 all.
21
22 Done it several times.