[syslinux] 32bit OS on 64bit architectures
Ady Ady
ady-sf at hotmail.com
Mon Apr 3 15:24:16 PDT 2017
> Basically it is not possible to sanely boot a 32-bit kernel with a
> 64-bit EFI; the opposite is supported, however.
>
> Why would you run a 32-bit kernel these days, though?
>
> -hpa
>
FWIW...
Reports from users contradict such claims. I am not saying it "as a
rule" nor as a scientific poll, but there are many more reports about
successfully booting a 32-bit kernel in a UEFI X64 system than reports
about booting a 64-bit kernel in a UEFI IA32 system (with a 64-bit
microprocessor).
Reports might be inaccurate, but that's what has been reported.
Considering the very poor / lack of support for Syslinux-related
packages in Linux distributions using Syslinux 6.xx, I am not sure how
to "read" similar / equivalent reports whether using syslinux.efi or
using other UEFI bootloaders.
Regards,
Ady.
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