32 bit kernel on x86_64

[Christopher Stone]

I guess what I need is a way to boot back and forth between a 32bit
and 64 bit kernel/system.  Is there a way to install a 32bit version
of Fedora under a chroot environment or something?

On 2/13/06, Chris Adams <cmadams at hiwaay.net> wrote:
> Once upon a time, Christopher Stone <chris.stone at gmail.com> said:
> > What is the easiest way to install and run a 32 bit kernel on an
> > x86_64 fedora core 4 install?  Using either a 32bit kernel from
> > kernel.org or a prebuilt Fedora kernel would work.
>
> Do you mean you have an x86_64 with a 64 bit OS installed, and now you
> want to use the 32 bit kernel?  If so, you can't, because the 32 bit
> kernel wouldn't know how to run any of the installed 64 bit binaries
> (important things like init and bash).
>
> If you just mean you want to use the 32 bit OS on an x86_64, then all
> you have to do is install the i386 OS instead of the x86_64 OS.  It will
> work just fine (it'll just be 32 bit only).
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> Chris Adams <cmadams at hiwaay.net>
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> I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
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