From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 29 20:31:32 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0F291065692 for ; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:31:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D2B58FC22 for ; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:31:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n9TKV21u059923; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:31:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:31:27 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:31:26 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: ross.cameron@linuxpro.co.za Message-ID: <20091029203126.GA72499@thought.org> References: <20091028214842.GA68070@thought.org> <20091028230237.6bc97ffd.freebsd@edvax.de> <20091028230801.GC68365@thought.org> <20091029040056.GA69298@thought.org> <35f70db10910290509v112e9f41y8d3228d7af6a1358@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <35f70db10910290509v112e9f41y8d3228d7af6a1358@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 23 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: Kurt Buff , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: breakthru, maybe.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:31:32 -0000 On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 02:09:50PM +0200, Ross Cameron wrote: > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Gary Kline wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 16:08, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropon wrote: > > > >> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700, Gary Kline > > wrote: > > > >> > so: what is the URL to download the 8.0-PRE freebsd....? > > > >> > > > >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ > > > >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ > > > > > > > > wait, i thought the duo core is 64bits. still 32? > > > > > > This: > > > > > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ > > > > > > is indeed 64bit. > > > > > > > > Yes! but i bought the *Intel* 2-duo-core or whatever; not the > > AMD (aDvanced micro Devices) chip. Are these both bit by bit > > == ?? i mean, exactly--software-wise, the same?? > > > > thanks. > > > > gary > > > > ps i knew the amd was an intel clone on the 32-bit level; not > > sure about the 64-bit chips... . > > > > Intel licensed the AMD64 instruction set and they call it Intel 64 in their > chips. > Most free UNIX-like systems call the x86_64 releases AMD64 because thats > the correct name for the instruction set. Well, I was just a bit behind the times; like four or five years. But thanks to several wiki articles, that's resolved. Nutshell is that I just finished burning the bootonly.iso. Now, if the power holds and I get the 8.0-RC2 running on the Dell, there's hope. And for my next trick: I'm ordering a UPS. It is only for the DNS server and firefall (pfSense). I'll either refurb the current computer or buy a newer 32-bit for the firewall. I'd like suggestions on which UPS to buy. Figuring the Dell Duo and a standard Intel box, would 250w be a good enough SWAG? gary > > -- > "Opportunity is most often missed by people because it is dressed in > overalls and looks like work." > Thomas Alva Edison > Inventor of 1093 patents, including: > The light bulb, phonogram and motion pictures. -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 7.31a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php