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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 17:47:46
Message-Id: 200811051947.35314.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] systemrescuecd: using x86 for amd64 by Volker Armin Hemmann
1 On Wednesday 05 November 2008 18:22:00 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
2 > On Mittwoch 05 November 2008, Daniel Pielmeier wrote:
3 > > 2008/11/5 Momesso Andrea <momesso.andrea@×××××.com>:
4 > > > So it is possible to chroot from a 32 to a 64 bit enviroment? And is it
5 > > > safe?
6 > >
7 > > AFAIK chroot from 32 to 64 bit is not possible.
8 >
9 > you are wrong.
10 >
11 > You can do it, BUT you need a 64bit kernel.
12
13 Ah, but how often have you seen a 32 bit userland running atop a 64 bit
14 kernel? I've never seen it (unusual cases like a 32 bit Firefox on a 64 bit
15 system excepted)
16
17 --
18 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

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Re: [gentoo-user] systemrescuecd: using x86 for amd64 Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>