On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 12:40 -0700, Bill Thompson wrote: > On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:13:23 +0200 > Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Etch/i386 also comes with an AMD64 kernel package. It should run fine > > with a 32 bit userspace environment. > > I was confused about that. I tried the Etch i386 linux-image-2.6-amd64 > kernel last night, but ran into weird module problems. I wasn't sure > of it was a bug or if I was using a 64-bit kernel on a 32-bit system. > Running the system on linux-image-2.6-486 got rid of the module issues. > > Is the linux-image-2.6-amd64 package truly compiled for a 32-but user > space? >
I've been using linux-image-2.6-amd64 for a few months (in Etch, with a 32-bit user environment) and haven't had any problems. I guess we must be using different modules. Originally, Etch installed the -486 image. Some time ago I switched to the -k7 image, then to the -amd64. All have worked without issue. -- Michael M. ++ Portland, OR ++ USA "No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream." --S. Jackson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
