Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 17:24:38 +0100 From: patpro@patpro.net To: "Wolff, Nicholas (Nick)" <nwolff@oar.net> Cc: Daniel Mayfield <dan@3geeks.org>, "freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Real vs available memory Message-ID: <6D0C0CB6-8B4E-41F4-B684-FA7A65BEA535@patpro.net> In-Reply-To: <D0AC8AC2.12F88%wolff.261@osu.edu> References: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412091010320.1004@Ace.nina.org> <54871680.6060705@sentex.net> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412091058220.1004@Ace.nina.org> <33800656-9F95-489B-9A0B-72102C685E6D@3geeks.org> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412091107120.1004@Ace.nina.org> <F237E79D-D533-492E-ABC2-625C2B8C2E77@patpro.net> <D0AC8AC2.12F88%wolff.261@osu.edu>
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hmm my bad. strange indeed to read hw.machine i386 when it's 64 bit capable. On 9 déc. 2014, at 17:20, "Wolff, Nicholas (Nick)" <nwolff@oar.net> wrote: > Patpro, > > Is there a reason your saying Frank can¹t use 64 bit version of freebsd? > That cpu is 64 bit capable. The hw.machine and hw.machine_arch just seem > to be reporting i386 because that¹s the installed software version. > > ‹Nick > > On 12/9/14, 11:12 AM, "patpro@patpro.net" <patpro@patpro.net> wrote: > >> On 9 déc. 2014, at 17:07, Frank Seltzer <frank_s@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> >>> frank_s@xxx:/home/frank_s % sysctl -a | egrep -i >>> 'hw.machine|hw.model|hw.ncpu' >>> hw.machine: i386 >>> hw.model: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1035T Processor >>> hw.ncpu: 6 >>> hw.machine_arch: i386 >> >> >> You cannot use a 64 bit version of FreeBSD, so you must compile your own >> kernel with PAE: >> >> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.html#memory-i38 >> 6-over-4gb >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >home | help
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