On Wed, Mar 02, 2005 at 05:03:59PM -0800, Blars Blarson wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >According to Jurij Smakov, sparc32 kernels are not usable on a sparc64. > > >I think one reason is that sparc32 kernels are configured without PCI > >support and sparc64 machines need that. > > That's a tiny portion of the reason on some ultrasparc systems. (Some > ultrasparc systems are sbus not pci.) Lack of support for the kernel > registers, mmu, and so forth has a lot more to do with it. > > I don't see the point of this bug report. Is something trying to > install a 32-bit kernel on a 64-bit system, or are you just wanting to > be able to do something that will never work?
Frans filed this report on my request, because base-installer needs to be taught that sparc32 kernels are not usable on sparc64. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
