Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 16:41:49 -0700 From: Rob <rob2@pythonemproject.com> To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Cc: Fernan Aguero <fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar> Subject: Re: freebsd i386 on amd64 hardware? Message-ID: <415753BD.2040107@pythonemproject.com> In-Reply-To: <20040926024730.GA2530@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <20040924210947.GC6597@iib.unsam.edu.ar> <20040926024730.GA2530@dragon.nuxi.com>
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David O'Brien wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 06:09:47PM -0300, Fernan Aguero wrote:
>
>>I'm planning to buy a new box, and would like to move to
>>amd64 hardware.
>
> ..
>
>>My question would thus be:
>>is it possible to run 32-bit FreeBSD (4.x) on amd64
>>hardware?
>
>
> It *SHOULD* work just fine. Others in this thread say it works great
> (and I myself use an Athlon64 as an 'i386' -CURRENT test build box).
> However, no one has spoken saying they run 4.10.
>
> FreeBSD/i386 will run on AMD64 hardware, the real question is are all the
> typical devices on AMD64 motherboards supported in 4.10. That I don't
> know.
>
>
>>PS: I've been reading the list for recommended
>>motherboards and chipsets and probably will be sticking to
>>an MSI with a Via K8T800 chipset. If you have other suggestions
>>I'll be more than glad to hear them. Thanks!
>
>
> I think you'll have a great experience with that particular choice.
>
The real question is whether AMD will change sockets again. But they
claim on their site that legacy sockets will be supported. It makes
choosing the chip/mobo very confusing. Frys here locally had
about 10 Abit AV8's, all customer returns due to socket confusion. Rob.
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