> Could you try running the statically-linked bash from
> ‘static-binaries.tar.xz’ and see if the same error occurs?  Perhaps
> strace it so we can see where that error comes from.

I don’t see anything similar.

> Looking at
> <http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/syscalls/?cvsroot=src>,
> syscalls have different numbers in n64 vs. n32.  So I suppose the kernel
> needs to be compiled to support the n64 ABI?

So, should I try this, or do you have other ideas?