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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] systemrescuecd: using x86 for amd64
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:08:45
Message-Id: 200811051008.35040.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] systemrescuecd: using x86 for amd64 by Daniel Pielmeier
1 On Wednesday 05 November 2008 09:44:46 Daniel Pielmeier wrote:
2 > 2008/11/5 Momesso Andrea <momesso.andrea@×××××.com>:
3 > > So it is possible to chroot from a 32 to a 64 bit enviroment? And is it
4 > > safe?
5 >
6 > AFAIK chroot from 32 to 64 bit is not possible.
7
8 To remove all doubt about this, it is definitely not possible. The 32 bit
9 kernel cannot run the 64 bit code that the chroot will provide.
10
11 --
12 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

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