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>>>> I'm installing Gentoo on an Acer Aspire 110. It's one of the |
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>>>> "netbook" laptops. /etc/make.conf says: |
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>>>> CHOST="i486-pc-linux-gnu" |
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>>>> Is that correct? |
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>>> If it's an Intel-compatible (x86) and Gentoo is 32-bit, then yes, |
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>>> that's correct. |
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>> OK, does i686 indicate 64-bit? |
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> Nope. i686 is still x86. |
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> But that's the lesser of your problems. If you really meant |
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> to install a 64 bits Gentoo, and your make.conf has that CHOST |
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> line, that means that you chose the wrong stage3 file, and |
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> maybe also the wrong livecd. You need a 64 bits livecd and a |
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> 64 bits stage3. |
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It's a 32-bit CPU. I'm just confused as to why it doesn't qualify as |
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a 686 instead of 486. |
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- Grant |
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