Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 23:00:56 -0500 (EST) From: Pete <hideaway@dashells.net> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dual processors. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901182259120.10729-100000@dashells.net> In-Reply-To: <19990119142537.D4646@freebie.lemis.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
erm, i meant to say both processors not compilers *smack* it's late. btw i'm using 3.0-RELEASE and it's worked wondeerfully. so both processors *ARE* Being used...i c according to my friend who bought the box, it's dual.. he said amd, but they may be pent's. definately two processors tho. thanks for your help! -Pete Fritchman hideaway@dashells.net http://www.dashells.net On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Greg Lehey wrote: >On Monday, 18 January 1999 at 22:48:06 -0500, Pete wrote: >> Hi, >> I have: >> dual amd 300 >> >> Runs pretty nice but i realized i386 is 16 bit thus using one processor (i >> think, correct me if i'm wrong here). > >You're wrong. The i386 is 32 bits, and it has nothing to do with the >number of processors you have. You seem to be somewhat confused. >There are several different concepts here: > >1. The processor you're using. The AMD processor you have has the > i386 architecture, so you need i386. >2. The number of processors you have. I didn't think that AMD > supported dual processors, which makes me wonder what you really > have. >3. The compiler, a piece of software which translates source code > into object and ultimately executable code. >4. The version of FreeBSD you're using. You don't mention this, but > you should have. > >> Do I need some kind of patch to use both processors? > >You need FreeBSD 3.0 or later. > >> How do i Compile the system with*OUT* i386? > >Buy and alpha and run it on that. Not what you want to do. > >> so it will use both compilers? > >There's only one compiler. That's not the problem. > >Greg >-- >See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers >finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.4.05.9901182259120.10729-100000>