Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Install a 64bit system from a 32bit minimal CD

[Dan Farrell]

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:45:20 +0000 (UTC)
Thufir <hawat.thufir@×××××.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:06:10 +0200, Yoav Luft wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > Got myself a new machine, AMD Athlon x2 4000 based, all up and
> > running, but I have no functional CD writer! Can I use the
> > previously burnt 2006 minimal x86 cd to install on my x86_64
> > system? Or can you think of any other way to install without a
> > burning a new CD?
>
> I'm not sure of the wisdom of using an out of date cd, nor x86 versus
> x86_64, but can share that the "networkless" install from cd worked
> like a champ for me.
>
>
> -Thufir
>

and you were able to chroot from 32-bit cd's system to 64-bit
environment?  I seem to recall having problems with that...
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