Thread: Natty: 64-bit kernel on 32-bit userland?

i'm trying manually install 64-bit kernel 32-bit ubuntu. have reasons doing so, they're complicated explain here. prior natty, worked fine. now, on natty, following error message when try doing same way:

dsimcha@dsimcha-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture linux-image-2.6.38-8-server_2.6.38-8.42_amd64.deb
[sudo] password dsimcha:
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.38-8-server_2.6.38-8.42_amd64.deb (--install):
cannot access archive: no such file or directory
errors encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.38-8-server_2.6.38-8.42_amd64.deb
dsimcha@dsimcha-laptop:~$ cd downloads/
dsimcha@dsimcha-laptop:~/downloads$ sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture linux-image-2.6.38-8-server_2.6.38-8.42_amd64.deb
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
package architecture (amd64) not match system (i386)
(reading database ... 159153 files , directories installed.)
preparing replace linux-image-2.6.38-8-server:amd64 2.6.38-8.42 (using linux-image-2.6.38-8-server_2.6.38-8.42_amd64.deb) ...
done.
unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.38-8-server:amd64 ...
examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.38-8-server /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-server
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 2.6.38-8-server /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-server
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-2.6.38-8-server:amd64:
linux-image-2.6.38-8-server:amd64 depends on initramfs-tools (>= 0.36ubuntu6).
linux-image-2.6.38-8-server:amd64 depends on coreutils | fileutils (>= 4.0); however:
package coreutils:amd64 not installed.
linux-image-2.6.38-8-server:amd64 depends on module-init-tools (>= 3.3-pre11-4ubuntu3); however:
linux-image-2.6.38-8-server:amd64 depends on wireless-crda; however:
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.38-8-server:amd64 (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
errors encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.38-8-server:amd64

when try dependencies manually, get, example:

dsimcha@dsimcha-laptop:~/downloads$ sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture coreutils_8.5-1ubuntu6_amd64.deb
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
package architecture (amd64) not match system (i386)
dpkg: error processing coreutils_8.5-1ubuntu6_amd64.deb (--install):
coreutils:amd64 8.5-1ubuntu6 (multi-arch: no) not co-installable coreutils:i386 8.5-1ubuntu6 (multi-arch: no) installed
errors encountered while processing:
coreutils_8.5-1ubuntu6_amd64.deb

has had success installing 64-bit kernels on 32-bit natty? if so, how can done?

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