Boot into the 32-bit Kernel on a 64-bit Platform

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For more information on the GRUB menu, see [GRUB's user interface|http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#Interface] on the GNU web site.

If you are using a 64-bit system and you are not certain whether you are currently running the 64-bit kernel or the 32-bit kernel, use the {{-k}} option of the {{isainfo}}(1) command. The {{-v}} option reports all instruction set architectures of the system. The {{-k}} option reports the instruction set architecture that is currently in use.

{code}$ isainfo -v
64-bit amd64 applications
sse4.1 ssse3 cx16 mon sse3 sse2 sse fxsr mmx cmov amd_sysc cx8 tsc fpu
32-bit i386 applications
sse4.1 ssse3 ahf cx16 mon sse3 sse2 sse fxsr mmx cmov sep cx8 tsc fpu
$ isainfo -k
amd64{code}

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