32-bit stuff on an x86-64 box???

Lance F. Squire lance-5ZoueyuiTZhBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org
Sat Jun 11 16:19:28 UTC 2005


Walter Dnes wrote:
> 
>   Now let's talk about 32-bit stuff on an x86-64 box (which is why I
> changed the thread subject).  The AMD64 has 32-bit compatability in
> 64-bit userland.  Is anybody running in 64-bit mode and have binary-only
> stuff like Macromedia/Adobe's Schlockwave-Trash, Sun's Java, and
> OpenOffice (depends on Sun's Java) working in 64-bit userland?
> 

I have installed 32 bit userland apps and the run just like normal. 
Haven't installed any of the ones you list though.

>   What about parts of *KERNEL MODE* code being 32-bits in a 64-bit
> environment?  I'm talking about nVidia's proprietary video-card drivers.

You Do know that Nvidia has had 64 bit drivers out month before the 
first FC2-64 distro was available...

Lance
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