32 bit install on 64 bit Xeon

[Rashkae]

Jim Rosser wrote:
> I don't actually know anything about xeon but i dont see how it would differ
> from installing 32 bit Ubuntu on any other 64 bit machine, so i would say it
> should work just fine but you might wait for someone more familiar with
> Xeon.


It differs because modern Xeon's have a 32-bit instruction compatibility
 (something that was pioneered by AMD with the Athlon 64).  Prior to
that, "every other" 64-bit cpu needed binaries compiled for that cpu
architecture.  (My memory is at a loss to tell you which other 64-bit
architectures still in production this applies too.  I can't keep this
stuff straight anymore.)