32 bit AMI registration boot problem: explaination and possible solutions

[Dusty Mabe]

On Mon, Nov 03, 2014 at 04:54:33PM -0500, Andy Grimm wrote:
> 
> yep, and this backs up the idea that it really is a 32-bit kernel
> issue, rather than something in your process.
> 
> Based on a couple of conversations I found about the Xen hypervisor
> and this error message, I believe the issue may be PAE.  Have to do
> some testing to confirm that.  have past versions used a PAE kernel?
> 

I did find some similar information when I was googling around last
week about the PAE kernel. Is the necessity of the PAE kernel specific
to paravirt instances? When I created the HVM 32bit AMI last week it
did at least boot with whatever 32bit kernel was in RC4. 

Dusty