Re: 64bit kernel for i386, apt-get-multiarch - poor mans multiarch

[Jo Shields <Jo.Shields@comlab.ox.ac.uk>]

hendrik@topoi.pooq.com wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 07:02:35PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>  
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've been working on wrappers for apt and dpkg-deb to get some
> > resemblance of multiarch that can still make it for etch. The first
> > thing I made to work is installing amd64 kernels on i386 and anyone
> >    
>
> Either you've made a mistake or I'm hopelessly confused.  I can see 
> installing an i386 kernel on AMD64, but what's the point of booting an 
> 1386 with an AMD64 kernel.  It won't have the instruction set.
>
> -- hendrik

You may want to run an i386 distribution on an AMD64 processor, for 
assorted reasons - but choose to have the ability to run 64-bit code by 
running a 64-bit kernel. i386 Sarge includes a selection of AMD64 kernels.

--Jo Shields