On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 8:39 PM, David Parker <dpar...@utica.edu> wrote:
> > 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 > cat /proc/cpuinfo and look for vmx(intel) or svn(amd) extensions -- "It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion." "Todo el desorden del mundo proviene de las profesiones mal o mediocremente servidas"
