From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29F68138222 for ; Wed, 4 May 2016 16:09:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 92EFF21C179; Wed, 4 May 2016 16:08:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wm0-f48.google.com (mail-wm0-f48.google.com [74.125.82.48]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B97F021C100 for ; Wed, 4 May 2016 16:08:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wm0-f48.google.com with SMTP id g17so102856183wme.1 for ; Wed, 04 May 2016 09:08:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=xt0rxQWnCBxYiPCxkmmxsxDJaf124nMFJryxNtBObIs=; b=avbb63IEKVVfRWAGD8Rkj0puZOSkPPJdKbjRBKtla8gTT9BO2zV8ulOcuWq8tR5Kns KIcZZuh/lQW4q4EMkgjY/Tm5MvlTJ1IGxEvluaWIK1p1l5XEc8uVzHkbsB7INRudJ+vj HqJOPEaudTw4QqPgAYw+uMpik4bR1NNhDMUrvN+L23TIKigfN2o4hHVHHaKTBwc0fYOz U+nJa71DXd9702X6YUzbRQjh0lN9cY6hTV0HYQUeeUpANSzM7RBlUdi0HmAtxucU2EBJ a9hYTsnWwaplmPSIlQ0vxUWlWReDwqnxfx+ufkUlcGDpksQoFyWC6tn9UGwiCmjmQTK1 VZeQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=xt0rxQWnCBxYiPCxkmmxsxDJaf124nMFJryxNtBObIs=; b=beOk7+mrA/EP1xe563rHULdvlbkLPBeLFmOKDPIasa880EOrBimGZYdTzdx9nBluQi eNLxf4oQIv65Fn+wKw4qc3vEaHy/jST8ppYexEtWz3nKvqSyXVItsOoxmCk/R6EOkTBd 5wRL8V9476bV42djiXnrLHo0+q7Cq6Bmzj2gagz6mX6Oao2fiAUkYLHFCDcKc9mTA1iP 3jTLOlqbsOMqNhXx3VmaOPVp0zsGkpu3tXLd2aMFVAgqqXGkGL+oNu5XBTGNxEnXV4nB 1J9Ct2+/iJWK9xhlfnEABEoPZM5IaRr2CPaG1QTubVrxH7ztB1dOm3Lo4l67WdgoozFe aThA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOPr4FU+HehGqgkpLIT+cWmYjXtGQ4n4+PW/s/pmi37gCcFl1/F83BUzVkCrKacEPP7EubHf4hbU/RuJ0tlGXw== X-Received: by 10.194.189.231 with SMTP id gl7mr10070018wjc.129.1462378122394; Wed, 04 May 2016 09:08:42 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.28.232.204 with HTTP; Wed, 4 May 2016 09:08:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <3508588.A2Wzk4mQlR@serenity> References: <3508588.A2Wzk4mQlR@serenity> From: John Blinka Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 12:08:22 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] CPU you selected does not support x86-64 instruction set To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7bb046c0834287053206703e X-Archives-Salt: d2b8e6d4-15ce-49cf-84bf-aa0bb6499e11 X-Archives-Hash: 442569c206ca2d597d27715658802e45 --047d7bb046c0834287053206703e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Michael Mol wrote: > > You should use the AMD64 handbook, not the x86 handbook, if you're trying > to > install on x86_64 hardware. > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64 > > More importantly, you should be booted into a 64-bit environment. That > means > using a 64-bit live image for your initial boot, and using an amd64 stage3. > > EFI has similar requirements; you'll need to be booted via EFI in the first > place in order to set up the bootloader properly; your firmware won't make > the > necessary hardware calls available to register your bootloader if you're > not > booted in EFI mode. > > HTH I had read similar thoughts about booting into a 64 bit environment before posting and had gone to some effort to figure out whether the sysrescuecd kernel was, in fact, 64 bit. Its /proc/config.gz seemed to indicate 64 bit, as did uname -a. But I really don't know if there is a definitive way of determining whether a running kernel is 64 or 32 bit. I was booted via EFI, so that part of my installation process was correct. I never thought to look in the AMD64 handbook. Thanks for the suggestion - will give it a try. John --047d7bb046c0834287053206703e Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com>= ; wrote:

You should use the AMD64 handbook, not the x86 handbook, if you= 're trying to
install on x86_64 hardware.

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64

More importantly, you should be booted into a 64-bit environment. That mean= s
using a 64-bit live image for your initial boot, and using an amd64 stage3.=

EFI has similar requirements; you'll need to be booted via EFI in the f= irst
place in order to set up the bootloader properly; your firmware won't m= ake the
necessary hardware calls available to register your bootloader if you'r= e not
booted in EFI mode.

HTH

I had read similar thoughts about booti= ng into a 64 bit environment before posting and had gone to some effort to = figure out whether the sysrescuecd kernel was, in fact, 64 bit.=C2=A0 Its /= proc/config.gz seemed to indicate 64 bit, as did uname -a.=C2=A0 But I real= ly don't know if there is a definitive way of determining whether a run= ning kernel is 64 or 32 bit.

I was booted via EFI, so tha= t part of my installation process was correct.

I never th= ought to look in the AMD64 handbook.=C2=A0 Thanks for the suggestion - will= give it a try.

John

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