Re: [gentoo-user] Install Gentoo 64bit from 32bit running enviroment

[Francisco Ares <frares@gmail.com>]

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On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 8:41 AM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>wrote:

> On Thursday 24 December 2009 16:33:26 Carlos Moyano Cubillos wrote:
> > Dear friends,
> >
> > I have a gentoo system running 32bit .. and I have a 30GB partition
> > available on which I would like to install a 64bit Gentoo to test for
> > 64bit extensions processor supports .
> >
> >
> > someone could help me and tell me how to proceed with this
> > installation from my running system without having to reboot with a
> > livecd.
>
> You have to reboot with a LiveCD.
>
> Your running 32 bit kernel does not support 64 bit instructions and there
> is
> no magic voodoo to make it possible. The CPU might understand 64 bit
> instructions but the running kernel that drives it definitely does not.
>
> --
> alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
>
>

I don't know for sure, but I would guess that if you don't try to use any
file from the new 64 bit partition, that would be fine.

AFAIK you can install a 64 bit system using the 32 bit livecd.

Just a guess, though

Francisco

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