[OpenIndiana-discuss] Hipster ISO - 64-bit only?

[Alexander Pyhalov]

On 04/22/2014 18:33, Jim Klimov wrote:
> 22 апреля 2014 г. 10:24:36 CEST, Alexander Pyhalov <alp at rsu.ru> пишет:
>> On 04/16/2014 19:08, Jim Klimov wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I am not sure if this issue was raised before, but I found that at
>> least some 'base' programs (such as /usr/bin/gzip) are amd64 on hipster
>> livecd and installed image. Likewise, the dbus error that pops up
>> relates to an explicit invokation of /usr/lib/amd64/gvfsd.
>>>
>>> Overall - there are issues just running a 32-bit vm (or old hardware,
>> or misdetected $ISADIR) of hipster.
>>>
>>> Is it an oversight, or a bleeding-edge feature, or a strategic
>> decision to abandon old x86, or something else?
>>>
>>
>> Hi, Jim.
>> I hope I've fixed the issue but it seems I can't force CPU to be 32-bit
>>
>> in Virtualbox.  I don't think I have some 32-bit only PC here.
>> It would be good if you could test rebuilt image (it's not an
>> "official"
>> /hipster ISO, it's just a ISO I've built for test...)
>>
>> http://buildzone.oi-build.r61.net/OpenIndiana_Live_X86.iso
>
> I'll try it out when i get to the net, but you should be able to use 32-bit either by removing $ISADIR from kernel / module parameters in grub, or maybe by using a 32-bit solaris template for the vm ;)
>

Thanks for hint. Checked. ISO still doesn't like 32-bit systems. distro 
construct doesn't install latest packages in images, just necessary 
packages. So, we receive partially outdated ISO...
-- 
Best regards,
Alexander Pyhalov,
system administrator of Computer Center of Southern Federal University