32 bit install on 64 bit Xeon

[Homer]

Way back when we had a 32bit AMD system and a 64bit AMD system.  A
colleague had issues between the two.  The point of the two machines
is to have a back up in case one dies.  I just wanted to make sure I
could run as 32bit in case some issue came up.

On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 3:19 PM, Mark Haney <mhaney at ercbroadband.org> wrote:
> Homer wrote:
>> On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 5:38 AM, (``-_-´´) -- Fernando
>> <ubuntu at bugabundo.net> wrote:
>>> Olá Homer e a todos.
>>>
>>> On Thursday 14 August 2008 19:10:36 Homer wrote:
>>>> I've been googling, but can't seem to find a definitive answer...  Can
>>>> I install 32 bit Ubuntu on a 64 bit Xeon machine?
>>> by the way: Why?
>>> 64 bits is AS stable AS 32.
>>
>> Just checked back and I see many more responses.  We have a couple
>> research machines.  Both are 64 bit machines, one AMD and now one
>> Xeon.  The AMD machine is running 32bit and I wanted to be sure I
>> could have compatibility between the two.  Currently I have 64bit
>> installed on the Xeon machine and we're testing it out.  We may end up
>> installing 64 on the AMD machine as well.
>>
>
> What do you mean by compatibility between the two?  I have about a 50/50
> split x86 and x86_64 systems and I have no compatibility issues between
> them.  When something needs building, I typically cross compile it on
> one of the 64-bit boxes for 32-bit binaries.  But I rarely need to do that.
>
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