Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 01:17:35 -0400 From: Kenneth Culver <culverk@sweetdreamsracing.biz> To: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: RE: AMD64 vs i386 for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20040630011735.8mv40og88c4goko8@www.sweetdreamsracing.biz> In-Reply-To: <20040629181248.S54069@carver.gumbysoft.com> References: <36u63c$231i65@mxip07a.cluster1.charter.net> <20040629103106.gpw4kwscsg88k0c8@www.sweetdreamsracing.biz> <20040629181248.S54069@carver.gumbysoft.com>
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Quoting Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>: > On Tue, 29 Jun 2004, Kenneth Culver wrote: > >> It runs OK, with some minor nits compared to x86 version. I'm not sure >> what the >> laptop maker is talking about... but if you boot the x86 version of FreeBSD, >> it'll work. I think they meant you can't switch from amd64 to x86 after >> already >> booting an OS. > > Me either. -current actually supports running i386 binaries in amd64 mode. > Thats one of the processor's features. :-) > > You can't run amd64 binaries when booted into an i386 OS, of course. > Yeah you can run x86 but you cant' go into regular 32 bit mode that's all. Ken
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