From owner-freebsd-jail@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 21 13:44:12 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-jail@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B08A106566B for ; Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:44:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrew.hotlab@hotmail.com) Received: from blu0-omc1-s25.blu0.hotmail.com (blu0-omc1-s25.blu0.hotmail.com [65.55.116.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 469C78FC13 for ; Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:44:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BLU138-W12 ([65.55.116.8]) by blu0-omc1-s25.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:44:11 -0800 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [81.174.54.98] From: Andrew Hotlab To: <000.fbsd@quip.cz>, Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:44:11 +0000 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <4B581A74.5060000@quip.cz> References: , <4B581A74.5060000@quip.cz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Jan 2010 13:44:11.0713 (UTC) FILETIME=[D0359310:01CA9A9F] Cc: freebsd-jail@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: RE: 32-bit jails on a 64-bit system? X-BeenThere: freebsd-jail@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussion about FreeBSD jail\(8\)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:44:12 -0000 ---------------------------------------- > Date: Thu=2C 21 Jan 2010 10:12:20 +0100 > From: 000.fbsd@quip.cz > To: spork@bway.net > CC: freebsd-jail@FreeBSD.org=3B freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: 32-bit jails on a 64-bit system? > >> The jail(8) subsystem has been updated. Changes include: >> >> Compatibility support which permits 32-bit jail binaries to be used on >> 64-bit systems to manage jails has been added. >> ---- >> >> I know prior to 8.0 with some fancy footwork you could do some >> interesting things (for example=2C I have a jail running a bunch of 32-b= it >> 4.11 stuff on a 7.2 amd64 box)=2C but it was not easy. >> >> Looking at the jail manpage and handbook entries=2C I'm not seeing >> anything that further explains the changes. I've been able to get some >> things working in a test setup=2C but not everything. Any pointers to wh= at >> exactly that blurb in the release notes actually means? Google is >> getting me nowhere. >> > > (freebsd-jail@ was added in to Cc:) > > I think it is nothing new to 8.0=2C it is the same as release note for 7.= 2. > > I didn't test it=2C but I think you can install (copy) i386 jail (or whol= e > system) in to amd64 host and just run it as any other jail. > It might be useful this thread about 32-bit jail on 64-bit host: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-i386/2009-January/007553.html Regards. Andrew =20 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail: Your friends can get your Facebook updates=2C right f= rom Hotmail=AE. http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/so= cial-network-basics.aspx?ocid=3DPID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-xm:SI_SB_4:092= 009=