Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:13:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: Kenneth Culver <culverk@sweetdreamsracing.biz> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: RE: AMD64 vs i386 for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20040629181248.S54069@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <20040629103106.gpw4kwscsg88k0c8@www.sweetdreamsracing.biz> References: <36u63c$231i65@mxip07a.cluster1.charter.net> <20040629103106.gpw4kwscsg88k0c8@www.sweetdreamsracing.biz>
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On Tue, 29 Jun 2004, Kenneth Culver wrote: > It runs OK, with some minor nits compared to x86 version. I'm not sure > what the > laptop maker is talking about... but if you boot the x86 version of FreeBSD, > it'll work. I think they meant you can't switch from amd64 to x86 after > already > booting an OS. Me either. -current actually supports running i386 binaries in amd64 mode. Thats one of the processor's features. :-) You can't run amd64 binaries when booted into an i386 OS, of course. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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