Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:28:15 +0200 (CEST) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-platforms@FreeBSD.ORG, fraser_feb@yahoo.com Subject: Re: need help on AMD architecture Message-ID: <200510241328.j9ODSF2O082085@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <20051023111950.99164.qmail@web33003.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Fraser <fraser_feb@yahoo.com> wrote: > I am thinking of buying AMD-sempron 2500+. The only > thing i want to know is whether same CDs, i ordered > for i386 architecture will work on AMD-Sempron or do i > need to purchase a different CD set. > > What about "i386" CDs on AMD64 archictecture? Do they > work? They work on all i386-compatible processors, which includes the AMD Sempron and AMD64 processors (in 32bit mode). Note that there is also a special amd64 version of FreeBSD which runs on AMD64 hardware in 64bit mode. But the i386 CDs will work fine, too. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing Dienstleistungen mit Schwerpunkt FreeBSD: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. "The scanf() function is a large and complex beast that often does something almost but not quite entirely unlike what you desired." -- Chris Torek
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