Depending on why the amd64 cd didn't boot, you might be out of luck. If it stopped during the kernel, then likely not.
No, amd64 kernel is not compatible with any of the 32bit binaries. We only support apps using the kernel memory sizes. On 2012 Jul 30 (Mon) at 21:35:00 +0200 (+0200), Pau wrote: :Thanks, Peter... : :I thought the same and downloaded the amd64 CD and tried to install it :but it would not boot. In my ignorance I supposed that it would be :impossible for a 32 bits CPU to do that, so I threw away the CD. : :Or are you suggesting that I install i386 and then download the amd64 :kernel and boot from it later? Will that be compatible with all the :installed software (I install the precompiled binaries instead of :using ports). : :Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate it. : :Pau : -- "The wages of sin are death; but after they're done taking out taxes, it's just a tired feeling:" _______________________________________________ Openbsd-newbies mailing list Openbsd-newbies@sfobug.theapt.org http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies
