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Subject: amd64 kernel installed on i386 machine?
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I am worried that I installed the 64 bit version of FreeBSD with an amd ker=
nel on an Intel i386 box.  =20
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Is there something wrong when I see the following:
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[root@web1 /usr/local]# uname -aFreeBSD web1.machine.net 6.2-RELEASE FreeBS=
D 6.2-RELEASE #0: Sun Jan  6 22:37:33 CST 2008     root@web1:/usr/obj/usr/s=
rc/sys/web1  amd64
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[root@web1 /usr/local]# grep -i cpu /var/run/dmesg.bootCPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R=
) CPU           E5345  @ 2.33GHz (2333.43-MHz K8-class CPU)FreeBSD/SMP: Mul=
tiprocessor System Detected: 4 CPUs cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID:  0 cpu1 (AP): APIC=
 ID:  1 cpu2 (AP): APIC ID:  2 cpu3 (AP): APIC ID:  3cpu0: <ACPI CPU> on ac=
pi0acpi_throttle0: <ACPI CPU Throttling> on cpu0cpu1: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0ac=
pi_throttle1: <ACPI CPU Throttling> on cpu1cpu2: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0acpi_th=
rottle2: <ACPI CPU Throttling> on cpu2cpu3: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0acpi_throttl=
e3: <ACPI CPU Throttling> on cpu3SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched!SMP: AP CPU #3 Lau=
nched!SMP: AP CPU #2 Launched!
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When I install new packages from ports,  do I install the i386 versions of =
these packages or the amd versions of these packages?Quite confused and wou=
ld appreciate any concrete help,
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David
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