Re: need help with x86_64 on MacBook Pro

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need help with x86_64 on MacBook Pro
\ cremes.devlist (19 Apr 2007)
. \ Matthew Daubenspeck (19 Apr 2007)
. . \ cremes.devlist (19 Apr 2007)
. . . \ cremes.devlist (20 Apr 2007)

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Subject:	Re: need help with x86_64 on MacBook Pro
Group:	Gentoo-user
From:	cremes.devlist
Date:	20 Apr 2007

On Apr 19, 2007, at 6:52 PM, cremes.devlist wrote:

>
> On Apr 19, 2007, at 7:14 AM, Matthew Daubenspeck wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 06:20:37AM -0500, cremes.devlist
>> wrote:
>>> snip
>>> The MacBook installation instructions contained pointers to some
>>> internal
>>> [3] and external [4] sources which were helpful. These other
>>> pages mostly
>>> focus on doing a 32-bit install so I've been searching high and
>>> low for a
>>> kernel.config for a 64-bit build known to work on a MacBook Pro.
>>> I tried
>>> creating one myself but it doesn't boot. Grub (0.97 installed
>>> via "emerge
>>> grub-static" per the handbook) displays my customized 2.6.20 +
>>> mactel
>>> patched kernel but the boot attempt results in a black screen
>>> and no hard
>>> drive activity. I'm at a bit of a loss to troubleshoot this.
>> (snip)
>
>> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Apple_MacBook/
>> Configuration_Files#Kernel_.config
>>
>> Works perfectly for me, although I ditched 64 bit for 32 because of
>> ndiswrapper for wireless. The madwifi-ng people are working on
>> getting
>> the wireless working and have a beta trunk in the works. However,
>> that
>> (as far as I know) does not work with any type of encryption just
>> yet.
>
> So are you saying it is not necessary to have CONFIG_X86_64=y in
> the kernel configuration file to get a 64-bit system? I know I'm
> exposing my ignorance here but it seems odd that the kernel config
> you pointed me to on the wiki will produce a 64-bit kernel when all
> the config lines specify 32-bit.

While I still have that question, I was able to successfully boot and
install the kernel. According to "file /usr/bin/*" everything is a 64-
bit executable so I'll assume the kernel is too.

Thanks for your help.

cr

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