Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:49:24 -0700 From: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> To: Remorque <odhiambo@gmail.com> Cc: Olivier Nicole <on@cs.ait.ac.th>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PAE kernel problem on Dell PowerEdge 2950 Message-ID: <ade45ae90903041249y1f5e74b7v4935bd008c7c14b3@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <991123400903040238r5c196b80jb5e6799b56974703@mail.gmail.com> References: <200903040326.n243QHY1041181@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <991123400903032304p7409c4ecvb76a6c6946b82920@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0903041045260.67065@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <991123400903040238r5c196b80jb5e6799b56974703@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 3:38 AM, Remorque <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Wojciech Puchar < > wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote: > > > > >> I see no reason why you should run 6.4 at all though. What's your > >> motivation > >> towards thaat angle? > >> > >> I suggest you install the 7.1 and update it to -STABLE then see if > >> anything > >> changes as regards the CPU (est message), while we wait for the magic > word > >> from the dedicated developers. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > > why not simply use /amd64? > > > You mean he changes the CPU? > > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254733744121/+254722743223 > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > "The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a > baby." > - Natalie Wood > All CPUs generally shipped from Dell anymore are 64bit capable. Do you have the original specs (take the service tag, go to dell support -> warranty -> original system config) and paste that. It gives chip IDs that we can use online to see if it's amd64 capable. Good luck.
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