Is there a way to run Linux i386 32 bit binaries on ia64 linux?

[Geoff Wild]

I need to run i386 binaries in a RedHAt VM Guest on Itanium:

[root@pcvm0103 BoKS65]# file /opt/boksm/lib/boksdir
/opt/boksm/lib/boksdir: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.2.5, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), stripped


[root@pcvm0103 BoKS65]# uname -a
Linux pcvm0103 2.6.9-55.EL #1 SMP Fri Apr 20 16:30:19 EDT 2007 ia64 ia64 ia64 GNU/Linux

Currently, the vendor doesn't support Linux on Itanium.

Rgds...Geoff

[David Claypool · Accepted solution]

Integrity VMs don't magically run x86 code any better than x86 code runs on the machine itself and the same techniques/issues apply. You might try getting some advice from http://www.gelato.org since there's a few threads over there on the subject.

[Geoff Wild]

Thanks David - that led me to:

http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/dc/itanium/66007.htm

IA-32 Execution Layer

Rgds...Geoff