>> Not sure I like the idea of running a 64bit user space kernel on top >> of a 32bit host, prefer to re-install. >> >> Can I just replace my kernel with a 64bit one, or do I have to >> re-install the host O/S ? > > You can run 32-bit userspace with a 64-bit kernel, or reinstall, > whichever you prefer. > > I once upgraded a 32-bit Fedora install to 64-bit, but that takes some > tinkering. > You can just install a 64-bit kernel. For rpm based systems you have to "unpack" the rpm using rpm2cpio. The modules.dep file cannot be updated -- need to generate that elsewhere -- and mkinitrd needs to be modified to not try to strip modules (s,strip,true,). That's all I had to do to plop a 64-bit kernel onto a 32-bit install. David -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
