Dual-booting amd64 and 32 bit x86?

[Pau Aliagas]

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Chris Kloiber wrote:

> On Tue, 2004-04-13 at 00:44, Philip A. Chapman wrote:
> > Everyone,
> > 
> > I have ordered a eMachines M6809 and expect to take delivery on it later
> > this week.  To begin with, I'll probably install the 32 bit x86 version
> > of Fedora and run that on it as I often use VMWare to run various
> > version of windows.  I'm making the only slightly educated assumption
> > that I will have to run the 32 bit kernel so that VMWare's kernel
> > modules will work with it.
> > 
> > However, I'd like to play with the 64 but stuff too.  I think that the
> > best way to do this is to have separate partition(s) set up so that I
> > can dual-boot between the 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Fedora.  Is this
> > the case?  Is there a better way?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> 
> The M680x systems seem "allergic" to 64-bit Linux due to their
> brain-damaged bios, while eMachines sticks their collective heads in the
> sand, claiming it works as designed with 32-bit Windows. I have an M6807
> and wish it was possible for me to return it. I am now looking at the
> Pavilion zv5000z. Does anyone have any experience with that hardware on
> 64-bit Linux?
> 
> http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_store/computer_series_detail.do?series_name=zv5000z_series&series_index=4&catLevel=2

I have an Acer 1502LMi and I am using it wit no problems, as a test 
platform I must say. Even the ATI card works with the xorg packages.

Only the Broadcom 802.11g card does not work. I'll try to install the 
ndiswrapper when I have more time.

Feel free to contact me if you need more information or want to test it.

Pau