[coLinux-users] Can we boot a 64-bit linux distro under WinXP 32-bit?

[Fuujuhi <fu...@no...>]

Hello,

I have an existing Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 64-bit that I would like to boot
natively or under Windows XP (32-bit).

I tried coLinux 0.7.8, but it failed with the error messages:

request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c
request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c
request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c
(5 times)

A few googling (like [1]), and it seems that this is because a 32-bit
kernel is trying to boot a 64-bit OS, which indeed is the case. From the
comment, it seems that enabling IA-32 emulation, or enabling ELF support
could solve this issue (not tried yet).

Before trying my first kernel compile ever, I would like to check if
someone went through similar problems or would have a suggestion to make.

Thanks,
Fuujuhi


[1]
http://saalwaechter-notes.blogspot.com/2008/10/requestmodule-runaway-loop-modprobe.html