Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:08:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Fraser <fraser_feb@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: AMD problem Message-ID: <20051018070808.48448.qmail@web33002.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Hi There, recently i have ordered "FreeBSD 5.4 CDs" from UK. Presently i am using "Celeron-600 on SiS-630". I know "FreeBSD" will work on my system. since i have Celeron i said to them that i have i386 architecture. Now in the next month i want to purchase a new computer (as i have an old & quite slow machine). I am thinking of buying AMD-athlon-64. I know that FreeBSD will work on AMD64 architecture but what i do not know is will the same CDs will work for AMD64? I mean, does FreeBSD come in different types of hardware dependent CD packs (like Debian GNU/Linux uses 2 diffenent CD packs for x86 and AMD64)? -- if your answer is "hardware dependent CD packs" then i will not buy AMD-athlon-64, instead i will take CeleronD. (and will feel sad as i will not be able to assemble & use a new hardware myself). -- if your answer is "hardware independent CD packs" then i will buy AMD-athlon-64 and take experience in assembling & using a new hardware as i have already assembled Celeron and Pentium because these are frequently used in INDIA. I am learning PROGRAMMING and will take it as my professsion but i also want to have experience of different hardwares (like we have of different languages). ONE MORE QUESTION: My friend has "AMD-sempron - 2500+". Will "FreeBSD" work on this one (I am asking because it is a 32 bit OS and Fedora-Core-3 can not be installed. again i need the answer in the form of "hardware dependent/independent CD packs" can you help me by providing answers to these 2 questions? thanks for your time. "fraser" **************************************************** If you did not find my questions appropriate to this mailing-list, PLEASE point me to the appropriate one. ****************************************************** "the Great Intellectuals" __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
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