When trying to chroot into an ABI X32 stage3 tar, one is unable to. Checking the kernel /proc/config.gz, it shows CONFIG_X86_X32 is not set. Please enable it, so one can install Gentoo without 3rd party boot media.
Also tested the liveGUI and it is the same. A correction though, the option is CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI.
You do know that x32 is an experimental hybrid arch, and is not the same as standard 32bit x86, right? I've not heard of anyone using x32 on purpose in many years.
Furthermore, if you can boot the amd64 livegui, why are you looking for any stage3 with "32" in it?
(In reply to Ben Kohler from comment #3) > Furthermore, if you can boot the amd64 livegui, why are you looking for any > stage3 with "32" in it? Yes, I am aware. I have been an X32 on and off user for 10y now. X32 can run on lower memory and is faster on most architectures. IMHO this should be replacing i686 builds for people wanting those, as x86-64 has now been available for 20y. For instance, I have a 4GB laptop with soldered RAM where I'm using i686 Firefox because the AMD64 version is too much of a memory hog to be useful. This is just adding a config option when building the kernel. Can you please add it? Right now I have to download the Debian AMD64 image to install Gentoo X32.
For now you can use either the minimal installcd or admincd, those have x32 support. I'll add it to the livegui so it should be available after next build. Builds happen every Sunday but we've had failures on the livegui build the last few weeks, so it could be another week or 2.
Thank you Ben. Either of those is enough for me and probably most X32 users right now. Live GUI is more of a positive than a priority, I think.
*** Bug 910165 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
(In reply to Ben Kohler from comment #5) > For now you can use either the minimal installcd or admincd, those have x32 > support. I'll add it to the livegui so it should be available after next > build. Builds happen every Sunday but we've had failures on the livegui > build the last few weeks, so it could be another week or 2. Hi, Ben. The InstallCD and AdminCD do not have x32 ABI support. # install-amd64-minimal-20230705T183202Z.iso livecd ~ # zgrep X32 /proc/config.gz # CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI is not set # admincd-amd64-20230705T183202Z.iso livecd ~ # zgrep X32 /proc/config.gz # CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI is not set
Looks like the option was recently renamed and that's how we lost it
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/releng.git/commit/?id=e39d5c3dee9d7cc5a2369d498eb1796c17a7d1ab commit e39d5c3dee9d7cc5a2369d498eb1796c17a7d1ab Author: Ben Kohler <bkohler@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2023-07-10 19:05:18 +0000 Commit: Ben Kohler <bkohler@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2023-07-10 19:06:08 +0000 specs/amd64: use new kernel configs on admincd & installcd Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/908599 Signed-off-by: Ben Kohler <bkohler@gentoo.org> releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec | 2 +- releases/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/releng.git/commit/?id=f68fa16ad52cb1a4b41e117c323c67fb4af13200 commit f68fa16ad52cb1a4b41e117c323c67fb4af13200 Author: Ben Kohler <bkohler@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2023-07-10 19:02:35 +0000 Commit: Ben Kohler <bkohler@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2023-07-10 19:06:07 +0000 kconfig/amd64: add X32 support back Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/908599 Signed-off-by: Ben Kohler <bkohler@gentoo.org> releases/kconfig/amd64/amd64-6.1.38.config | 6520 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 6520 insertions(+)
Are we all done here?
