> From: David A. Parker [mailto:dpar...@utica.edu] > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 10:06 AM > Subject: Re: AMD64 in vmware > > Stackpole, Chris wrote: > >> From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of T o n g > >> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 9:49 AM > >> Subject: AMD64 in vmware > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> Quick question, is it possible to test AMD64 ios under vmware which is > >> hosted under i386? IIRC, launching AMD64 apps under chroot in i386 > > won't > >> work, but I don't about this. > > > > You are asking if you can run a 64bit VM guest on a 32bit host? > > > > Sorry. Can't do it. Even if you have a 64bit processor, if you only have > > a 32bit host it won't work. > > > > I thought this was possible as long as the physical CPU has VT support > enabled and the BIOS supports it as well. Perhaps I'm mistaken, though.
I stand corrected. After googling the VT support, it does indeed look like this is possible. You just have to have the VT hardware support. Thanks for letting me know! I learned something new*! ~Stack~ *If you learn something new everyday, does this mean I just met my quota and can go home early? :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
