> > "Having pain that is felt by many others is more likely to lead to timely > resolution of problems." >
Wise words for many occasions. Chuck On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 11:11 AM, Mike Gerdts <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 5:52 AM, a b <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Apologies if this has been asked before, in which case I >> will be grateful to be pointed to the documentation to go >> read. >> >> I have a perfectly good, last generation Pentium 4 server at >> 3.2 GHz which currently runs Solaris 10 GA (01/2006). I'd >> like to migrate away from Solaris 10 and run SDC on it. >> >> Solaris and by extension illumos used to have full 32-bit >> kernel support, which if I understood correctly has pur- >> posely been ripped out. >> > > 32-bit kernels are still built when SmartOS is built, but it is not > included in the resulting platform image. > > >> >> I'd hate to waste a good server just because it has a 32-bit >> processor. Is there a way to restore that and build a 32-bit >> kernel so I can run SmartOS and SDC? What steps do I need to >> take? >> > > You could probably create your own platform image that works with with a > 32-bit system by modifying the manifest in the root directory of the > illumos-joyent repository. Keep in mind that you will be the only person > running this. Being the only person is running something is often not a > good path to be on. Having pain that is felt by many others is more likely > to lead to timely resolution of problems. > > Mike > *smartos-discuss* | Archives > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/26161798-6c45364e> | > Modify > <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> > Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> > -- 'Your mind is software. Program it. Your body is a shell. Change it. Death is a disease. Cure it. Extinction is approaching. Fight it.' - Blake Masters ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
