Re: Pushing multi-arch media (Re: blockers for 64-bit adoption)

[Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com>]

On Mon, Apr 09, 2007 at 01:29:59PM -0400, Matthias Julius wrote:
> lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Lennart Sorensen) writes:
> 
> > On Mon, Apr 09, 2007 at 12:37:16PM -0400, Matthias Julius wrote:
> >> Does d-i need to run in 64bit mode to be able to install a amd64
> >> system?
> >
> > It needs a 64bit kernel to run 64bit binaries, and since many post
> > installs run binaries, I would say yes it does.
> 
> Yes, post-installs are a problem.
> 
> >
> > You could probably isntall 32bit using a 64bit kernel though, so if the
> > boot laoder for the installer always loaded a 64bit kernel on any cpu
> > capable of running it, then you could still let people pick which they
> > want.
> 
> If you can detect whether the CPU supportst 64bit before booting the
> kernel then the problem doesn't exist.
> 
> Can Grub be set up in a way that it falls back on booting a 32-bit
> kernel if the 64-bit one doesn't boot?

I suppose you haven't seen my previous mail.  Note that this problem
(autodetecting 64-bit) is already solved in etch.

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