From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 21 17:48:37 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71651106567F for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:48:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonic2000gr@gmail.com) Received: from ey-out-2122.google.com (ey-out-2122.google.com [74.125.78.26]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAFD18FC19 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:48:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonic2000gr@gmail.com) Received: by ey-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 6so775459eyi.7 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:48:34 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=6AIYYIvvOGOBg/pW7V6OeVVsQQTteOKomgGBADLCCKg=; b=OjoR0lZmyl46BPpdxbiGyMBBF2SWhPJz8Lr7/O6SjyzCRK46EpQQTQQ9be4OpP7vif aP/UBvQAsDCAvTIZ5f98u5agcQ+UtEi23F+syfzrGGsqR47c8wNwucMG5TLaaa4E5RZE M3A4ZzU1LC9kuB5DTKp8IP0FmgSTAyRRDNlGY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=KS6yc2gCBGpNULcwOylCauJhQxE8YQsbod55kke4pZBR6a/VH7RI87/rwIwVPEI12Z 6hFamKFy6MLvjrpIloKXWFN/VnkaJRgJ+Hzu4bhfxxQVDHLcivYl3WIoSUCIItFOveZH gnKBd7XJbwxE3sNiWF4WpRjRxJkBWcUOH38G8= Received: by 10.210.27.20 with SMTP id a20mr10678307eba.23.1224611314764; Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:48:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from atlantis.dyndns.org (athedsl-288578.home.otenet.gr [85.73.174.224]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id f6sm53153044nfh.12.2008.10.21.10.48.33 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:48:33 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <48FE15EF.8070808@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:48:31 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20081011) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: robert@webtent.com References: <1224603212.8122.14.camel@columbus.webtent.org> <48FDF890.6080600@gmail.com> <1224607442.8122.29.camel@columbus.webtent.org> <48FE11B6.6090001@gmail.com> <1224610711.8122.41.camel@columbus.webtent.org> In-Reply-To: <1224610711.8122.41.camel@columbus.webtent.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-7; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Error with kernel PAE option X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:48:37 -0000 Robert Fitzpatrick wrote: > On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 20:30 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > >> Is it a 64bit CPU? The AMD64 version of FreeBSD supports the Intel >> 64bit >> (Core2 / Quad / Xeon / Pentium 4 / Pentium D) processors as well, >> regardless of the "AMD" in its name. >> > > It is an Intel Xeon 2.4GHz processor, but I was told yesterday here on > the list that if LM does not appear in the AMD Features line of dmesg, > then it does not support amd64. I looked at another server we have here > now running amd64 FreeBSD and I see the AMD Features line with LM, but > on this server, no AMD Features line whatsoever. I am getting 'BTX > halted' when trying to install FreeBSD-amd64 on this server. The other > server we have running it has Xeon 3.0GHz procs, I thought that was > kinda weird that the two servers were really close in spec, but one > would not run amd64 :/ > > This would be my preferred option if I can get it to install. > > Well, LM is the flag for x86-64. You are probably running a 32bit Xeon CPU.