Re: AMD64 in vmware
> Thanks everyone for the reply.
>
> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:06:48 -0400, David A. Parker wrote:
>
> >> You are asking if you can run a 64bit VM guest on a 32bit host?
> >>
> >> Sorry. Can't do it. Even if you have a 64bit processor, if
> you only
> >> have a 32bit host it won't work.
> >>
> >>
> > I thought this was possible
>
> Interesting, IIRC, launching AMD64 apps under chroot in i386
> won't work,
> is this still true?
>
I don't think the chroot will work, but VMware will run a 64-bit guest on a 32-bit host if your CPU has VT support.
> > as long as the physical CPU has VT support
> > enabled and the BIOS supports it as well.
>
> How can I tell?
>
> $ grep -i vt /proc/cpuinfo || echo no
> no
>
> Does it means that my CPU has no VT support?
>
I'm not sure if there is a way to tell from the CPU flags in cpuinfo. If you can reboot the machine, the VT option should be somewhere in the BIOS if it is supported.
- Dave
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