From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 28 02:01:59 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7618C16A401 for ; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:01:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE91D43D45 for ; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:01:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 4056 invoked from network); 28 Mar 2006 12:01:56 +1000 Received: from andromeda.lef.com.au (HELO localhost) (210.8.93.2) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 28 Mar 2006 12:01:53 +1000 Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:01:46 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: "Jeremy C. Reed" Message-ID: <20060328120146.517db0d7@localhost> In-Reply-To: References: <200603180042.47458.satyam@sklinks.com> <20060327180459.0b0db220@localhost> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.0.0 (GTK+ 2.8.16; i386-portbld-freebsd6.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64 webpage, 12GB memory? 64-bit or not? SMP or not? X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:01:59 -0000 On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:02:20 -0800 (PST) "Jeremy C. Reed" wrote: > That is an alternative. (And we did end up having someone local > reinstall from an amd64 disk.) But even a 30 minute job could involve > over a day to wait for scheduling or due to time differences. > consider installing an offband access device, like a serial console, HP iLo card or other. they pay for themselves many times over. > Thank you for your kind email. I am not sure why some of the other > emails were rude. :) i dont really think anyone was being rude (compared to what i've seen.... they were just pointing out what they thought was obvious). Again, a lot of what we convey in communication is lost in email (and translation). >. If possible, some output in > dmesg that said something like "AMD64 should be used for this system" > and "This system appears to have multiprocessors so consider using > options SMP" could be useful for even a novice. Consider submitting a patch. This extra information would be useful at install time in sysinstall too, i think. Beto