Re: [gentoo-user] How to compile 64bit Gentoo on a 32bit system?

2006-01-13 Thread Abhay Kedia
On Friday 13 January 2006 02:04, Zac Medico wrote: You can boot off of the cd and build a kernel immediately or you can copy the cd's kernel. When booted from the cd, the kernel is found at /mnt/cdrom/isolinux/gentoo-em64t and corresponding modules are in /lib/modules. The install cd and

Re: [gentoo-user] How to compile 64bit Gentoo on a 32bit system?

2006-01-13 Thread John Jolet
On Jan 13, 2006, at 10:52 AM, Abhay Kedia wrote: On Friday 13 January 2006 02:04, Zac Medico wrote: You can boot off of the cd and build a kernel immediately or you can copy the cd's kernel. When booted from the cd, the kernel is found at /mnt/cdrom/isolinux/gentoo-em64t and

Re: [gentoo-user] How to compile 64bit Gentoo on a 32bit system?

2006-01-13 Thread Zac Medico
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Abhay Kedia wrote: | Got the kernel and modules. Systems boots fine, just that I don't have X. This | probably is expected as there might not be the necessary modules installed? | | Will be starting a 64bit install anytime now. Thanks for the tip

Re: [gentoo-user] How to compile 64bit Gentoo on a 32bit system?

2006-01-13 Thread Abhay Kedia
On Friday 13 January 2006 22:59, John Jolet wrote: emerge Xorg? or emerge kde-meta Xorg and KDE both are emerged and I am using this kernel on already existing system. If you are saying that I should reemerge them, then wouldn't I bork my already working 32bit system? -- Regards, Abhay --

Re: [gentoo-user] How to compile 64bit Gentoo on a 32bit system?

2006-01-13 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 00:00:25 +0530, Abhay Kedia wrote: Xorg and KDE both are emerged and I am using this kernel on already existing system. If you are saying that I should reemerge them, then wouldn't I bork my already working 32bit system? Why don't you just do a separate 64 bit install

Re: [gentoo-user] How to compile 64bit Gentoo on a 32bit system?

2006-01-13 Thread Abhay Kedia
On Saturday 14 January 2006 00:58, Neil Bothwick wrote: Why don't you just do a separate 64 bit install using stage 3 and GRP packages? You'll have it working in far less time than you have spent on this hybrid 32/64 bit setup. You are probably right that I should do an install with GRP

Re: [gentoo-user] How to compile 64bit Gentoo on a 32bit system?

2006-01-13 Thread Abhay Kedia
On Friday 13 January 2006 23:58, Zac Medico wrote: Apparently the new kernel does not include the necessary drivers or modules. You may get a clue from /var/log/Xorg.0.log. Depending on your hardware, you may be able to get it working temporarily with either the vesa or fbdev drivers. In

Re: [gentoo-user] How to compile 64bit Gentoo on a 32bit system?

2006-01-12 Thread Abhay Kedia
On Thursday 12 January 2006 13:04, Zac Medico wrote: Well, you can't convert the 32 bit userland directly to 64 bit. However, you can run the 32 bit userland with a 64 bit kernel. For example, you can borrow the kernel from the amd64 minimal install cd. The 64 bit kernel behaves

Re: [gentoo-user] How to compile 64bit Gentoo on a 32bit system?

2006-01-12 Thread Zac Medico
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Abhay Kedia wrote: | On Thursday 12 January 2006 13:04, Zac Medico wrote: | Well, you can't convert the 32 bit userland directly to 64 bit. However, | you can run the 32 bit userland with a 64 bit kernel. For example, you can | borrow the kernel

[gentoo-user] How to compile 64bit Gentoo on a 32bit system?

2006-01-11 Thread Abhay Kedia
Hello Everyone, I have a EM64T enabled processor but currently running x86 install. Now I would like to install 64bit Gentoo on this system but since this is the only PC that I have, it is indispensable for me. I can't put it in command line mode or run it on a live CD for 3-4 days and allow

Re: [gentoo-user] How to compile 64bit Gentoo on a 32bit system?

2006-01-11 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 02:57:43 +0530, Abhay Kedia wrote: I have a EM64T enabled processor but currently running x86 install. Now I would like to install 64bit Gentoo on this system but since this is the only PC that I have, it is indispensable for me. I can't put it in command line mode or run

Re: [gentoo-user] How to compile 64bit Gentoo on a 32bit system?

2006-01-11 Thread Abhay Kedia
On Thursday 12 January 2006 05:08, Neil Bothwick wrote: Do a stage 3 install plus GRP packages. You'll have a fully working 64 bit desktop in around an hour. Then edit make.conf and /etc/portage/* to suit your needs, emerge --sync and emerge -e world while using the system. Thanks for the

Re: [gentoo-user] How to compile 64bit Gentoo on a 32bit system?

2006-01-11 Thread Zac Medico
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Abhay Kedia wrote: | Thanks for the reply Neil but I don't have a fast connection. Just a 64kbps | connection. If I follow GRP way then first I'll have to download a live CD, | then the GRP Packages and then undergo the whole process of downloading