From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 19 16:23:09 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B127106566C for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:23:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris27wjoyner@yahoo.com) Received: from web56705.mail.re3.yahoo.com (web56705.mail.re3.yahoo.com [66.196.97.64]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AE03B8FC26 for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:23:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris27wjoyner@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 28969 invoked by uid 60001); 19 Aug 2008 16:23:07 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Message-ID; b=bfBHKovcqadOXpYCcCrZP6aXVhlP0qBZZuUND0fU2QEOeuXOCX/bXpeb4u0UqkGH4C1C2rdxloJX8It5miVmReW0bPLzJkvE6sAR3aQ6t/UZ6fyptIt0ZuyP8VtiSf0wQhfjYzPuBkbv26qAk/d8MfYIr9vjF7trW9aqEqwoVyQ=; Received: from [74.235.156.113] by web56705.mail.re3.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:23:07 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/1042.48 YahooMailWebService/0.7.218 Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:23:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Christopher Joyner To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-ID: <865989.28659.qm@web56705.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Cc: Subject: Re: Is it possible to run i386 only, on a amd64 freebsd 7? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Christopher Joyner List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:23:09 -0000 Christopher Joyner wrote: > Ok I see, I understand that I am able to run i386 software on my amd64 (Pentium D). > > Because of the error message i386 only, how do I make it install? > Do I use a force switch? > I am going to try some things after posting this. "You didn't mention that you want to build a i386-only port. The easiest way to circumvent that restriction is to down- load the i386 package of that port and install it. Whether you can make that work depends on what kind of port it is. If you tell us *what* software you're actualy trying to install, we might be able to provide further assistance. Best regards Oliver" O.K. the software I want to install is wine. Another one I want to install is zsnes or snes9x. I have attempted to install it from source, and also the ports. Sorry for the misunderstanding, I was wanting to install i386 only software on my amd64 FreeBSD build. Not run i386 code on amd64. Here is details about my system: I am using a PentiumD 2.6 in dual core mode. I have a old old pci vga display. (might upgrade very soon, expecting some new hardware.) A sblive sound card. FreeBSD xxxxxxxx 7.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #1: Mon Aug 18 20:50:41 EDT 2008 xxxxxxxx:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/amdcustom amd64 the xxxx is me marking out that information.