Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:19:29 +1100 From: Dylan Leigh <dleigh@cs.rmit.edu.au> To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: version 6.0 and AMD64 Message-ID: <20060130041929.GA9866@cs.rmit.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <20060129120041.6FFDE16A422@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20060129120041.6FFDE16A422@hub.freebsd.org>
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--TB36FDmn/VVEgNH/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > On Monday 26 December 2005 21:35, je killen wrote: > >> I purchased Version 6.0 from FreeBSD Mall and am now concerned > >> that the packaged system will work on AMD64 which I have, The > >> processor I have and want to use is socket 754, if it makes a > >> difference. > > > > Socket 754 is an amd64 socket, so that'll be fine (unless there > > are socket 754 Semprons without 64-bit? The AMD website doesn't > > say in so many words "this is not a 64-bit processor", but > > neither does it tout 64-bitness. In that case, it's not the > > socket type that's most interesting, but the CPU family (Athlon64 > > vs. Sempron) that is.). >=20 > Until summer 2005 semprons were 32bit only. I have 2 sempron 64bit > working with freebsd 6 amd64. On 754 there is no dual channel, > cache L2 is lower (256 on most recent semprons, 128 on olders vs > 512 and 1024 on 939 amd64) etc... > I'm also running amd64 on a 64 Bit Sempron. AFAIK Semprons with the letters "BX" at the end of their serial number are 64bit (these were made after July 2005). --=20 Dylan Leigh - http://yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au/~dleigh/ --TB36FDmn/VVEgNH/ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (SunOS) iD8DBQFD3ZPRSzNTcqehJbMRAnj1AKCDwkG271gj3rl7FNeKGN7CQSwSgQCgwvMa eSGHfyiQIF3jF4iYfEqqecM= =x9HO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --TB36FDmn/VVEgNH/--
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