"Fernando J. RodrÃguez (Herr Groucho)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi! > I upgraded my IA32 system's CPU running Debian Etch with an Ahlon64 > processor. > After tracking the current state of affairs of amd64 on Debian, I > concluded it is not worth the trouble of reinstalling the operating > system and applications and get issues with OpenOffice, partly > mplayer, some binary-only games (Quake4, Enemy Territory), some > proprietary applications (Skype, Cross Over, Flahs plugin), and some > proprietary kernel drivers. > > I also dislike very much the idea of having a 32-bit chroot for those > applications, so what I would like to have is a "standard" 64-bit > kernel capable of runing both 32-bit a 64-bit applications, and a > pure 32-bits userspace (preferably my current Debian Etch IA32 > system). > > Is that possible and usefull? apt-get install kernel-image-2.6-amd64 (or something like that) in sarge. > I've seen messages on this list from people saying they were running > amd64-k8 kernels on 32-bit Sarge [1], but the only "k8" linux-image > packages I'm able to find in packages.debian.org are like [2], for > the "amd64" dpkg's architecture, so my current i386 dpkg refuses to > install it. You can just --force-architecture. > Are there somewhere "i386" packages of a Linux kernel for AMD64 > processors running in long mode? Or even in legacy mode? > > [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-amd64/2005/10/msg00769.html > [2] > http://packages.debian.org/unstable/base/linux-image-2.6.16-1-amd64-k8 > > Thanks in advance, > > Please CC: me in replies, because I'm not (yet?) subscribed to the > list. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
