Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 11:13:24 +0300 From: Stanislav Sedov <stas@FreeBSD.org> To: Thomas Roberts <freebsd_tester@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie Sempron/ISO question Message-ID: <20070202111324.974278e4.stas@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <270372.75801.qm@web58904.mail.re1.yahoo.com> References: <270372.75801.qm@web58904.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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--Signature=_Fri__2_Feb_2007_11_13_24_+0300_YAP+YrAmHLM.13E7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 21:16:12 -0800 (PST) Thomas Roberts <freebsd_tester@yahoo.com> mentioned: > I need help deciding which ISO to install on my > machine, which is a Compaq Presario SR1620NX. The > FreeBSD/amd64 Project web page says the Sempron uses > the AMD64 architecture so I installed the amd64 > 6.2-RELEASE ISO. Since I want to stay with STABLE I > started reading on how to do it and am now confused as > to what I should do.The /var/log/dmesg.today file > says: > > CPU: AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3400+ (1989.82-MHz > k8-class CPU) > Origin="AuthenticAMD" Id=0x20ff2 Stepping=2 > > While searching through bsdforums.org a poster said > the k8-class CPU is an Athlon64 locked in 32-bit mode > and if anyone has this CPU they should be using the > i386 ISO. > > Whether I use the i386 or amd64 ISO I will be putting > the CPUTYPE?=k8 in my make.conf file so my question is > "Since I am specifying the CPUTYPE should I stay with > amd64 or start over with i386?" I am not worried > about not having 64-bit capabilities, but I am worried > that using the i386 ISO will not use the CPU to its fulest. > Since you have successfully installed 6.2/amd64 this is essentially an AMD64-enabled machine. So don't worry and use amd64 edition and use k8 as CPU type. -- Stanislav Sedov ST4096-RIPE --Signature=_Fri__2_Feb_2007_11_13_24_+0300_YAP+YrAmHLM.13E7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFwvKuK/VZk+smlYERAjkcAJ9eeI9P062kh+wB7kqmqzUlU9xrBgCcCso9 A+3x9ZPvz9yhXycLw061zXM= =OtuO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature=_Fri__2_Feb_2007_11_13_24_+0300_YAP+YrAmHLM.13E7--
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