Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:48:46 -0500 From: "David Robillard" <david.robillard@gmail.com> To: "Robert Fitzpatrick" <lists@webtent.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: compiling kernel with PAE Message-ID: <226ae0c60801211148j315a62f4wfa8e53ba491963bd@mail.gmail.com>
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> Getting an error when trying to compile a kernel on 5.4 and 6.2 with the > PAE option. I've tried NO_MODULES in make.conf as well... > > se2 -ffreestanding -Werror /usr/src/sys/dev/advansys/advansys.c > /usr/src/sys/dev/advansys/advansys.c: In function `adv_action': > /usr/src/sys/dev/advansys/advansys.c:260: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/WEBTENT. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/src. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/src. > > This is a custom kernel build with the QUOTA option, I take out the PAE > option and all makes fine. I did a src-all update with RELENG_VER tag > prior to building. I assume this is a driver issue compatible with PAE? > > Also, can I run amd64 release on this Intel Xeon dual proc with 6GB RAM? > Thinking about loading 6.3 amd64 if possible. Excuse my ignorance, I am > not a hardware guy, I am a programmer. > > CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.00GHz (3000.12-MHz 686-class CPU) > Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0xf41 Stepping = 1 > Features=0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,C > MOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE> > Features2=0x641d<SSE3,RSVD2,MON,DS_CPL,CNTX-ID,CX16,<b14>> > AMD Features=0x20100000<NX,LM> > Logical CPUs per core: 2 According to http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/amd64.html the Intel Xeon (3000-sequence, 5000-sequence, and 7000-sequence) processors use the Intel(R)64 architecture. Therefore if your Intel Xeon is in the 3000-sequence, 5000-sequence or 7000-sequence, then you can use FreeBSD/amd64 and use the memory above 4Gb. IMHO it should be more simple and efficient than compiling a kernel with PAE support. HTH, David -- David Robillard UNIX systems administrator & Oracle DBA CISSP, RHCE & Sun Certified Security Administrator Montreal: +1 514 966 0122
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