Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:09:16 +0200 | From | Matti Aarnio <> | Subject | Re: Kernel bits |
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On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 10:46:35AM +0100, 64738 wrote: > uname -m tells me the hardware type of the machine. Is this determined while > booting or is this the architecture I choose during 'make config'?
Mainly chosen during "make config". Processor info you see at /proc/cpuinfo
> Can't I run a i386 kernel on a ia64 machine? I know something like this > from HP-UX. You can choose between a 32 and a 64 bit kernel when > installing, so knowing that you have a 64 bit capable machine does not > say that you have a 64 bit kernel. > And I want to have the kernel bits, not the processor bits.
Solaris runs 32-bit kernels on 64-bit UltraSPARCs (up to Solaris version 2.6)
So yes, something like that MAY be possible in case of ia64, but somehow I doubt...
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