Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 4 Sep 2003 20:52:23 +0200 | From | Mikael Pettersson <> | Subject | Re: Compiling an i386 kernel on AMD Opteron |
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Stephan von Krawczynski writes: > On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 12:15:17 +0200 > Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@csd.uu.se> wrote: > > > Stephan von Krawczynski writes: > > > Hello, > > > > > > is it possible to compile a kernel on Opteron for i386 (32-bit) and not 64 > > > bit Opteron with usual make procedures? > > > > > > When I do a simple "make menuconfig" I can only see the Opteron processor > > > type in "Processor type and features" ... > > > > You need to learn about cross-compilation. > > Do you really call it cross-compilation if you are working on a 32-bit linux > (Opteron driven) and try to compile a new kernel for the very same box?
Not if you're running a 32-bit kernel on the Opteron, but your statement above, > > > When I do a simple "make menuconfig" I can only see the Opteron processor > > > type in "Processor type and features" ... indicated (to me at least) that you were running a 64-bit kernel.
What does `uname -m' say?
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