Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 22:30:35 +0100 From: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD64 vs. i386 Message-ID: <200508062230.35367.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> In-Reply-To: <42F51F98.10301@u.washington.edu> References: <0MKz5u-1E1Co63yhy-0007Du@mrelay.perfora.net> <42F51F98.10301@u.washington.edu>
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On Saturday 06 August 2005 21:37, Garrett Cooper wrote: > Joseph Sniderman wrote: > >Can I install the i386 version of FreeBSD on an AMD64(athelon64) based > > computer? > > Yes, but what what libs and programs you may install that are i386 > based as opposed to 64-bit. You can seriously 'screw' up your system by > having several programs be unrunnable if you mix and match 32-bit stuff > with 64-bit stuff too much. You only need to mix 32-bit and 64-bit software when you are running the AMD64 version. This is because some binaries are 32-bit only and some ports only work for 32-bit. The AMD64 version has optional compatibility with 32-bit i386 software. AFAIK there is no such compatibility the other way around.
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