Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 16:26:13 -0600 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: Wil Hatfield <freebsd@hyperconx.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Making the Leap to 5.4 and 64bit Message-ID: <EF12E573-80E2-4A80-AFAE-B4CFA676E128@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <NGBBKBOMKLFOJCCDHPEOAENBLJAA.freebsd@hyperconx.com> References: <NGBBKBOMKLFOJCCDHPEOAENBLJAA.freebsd@hyperconx.com>
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On Aug 3, 2005, at 4:21 PM, Wil Hatfield wrote: > Chad, > > So I can kick it down to 32bit. Great to know and I may have to do > that > myself. I will probably give the build a whirl both ways and > compare some > benchmarks. Maybe even all 3 ways as I have some R&D time. > > Any settings I should know about to kick the install down to 32bit? I > suppose 4.11 is native 32bit or do I have to kick that down too on > a 64bit > system? Just use the appropriate install media. The i386 install is automatically a 32bit i386 architecture install (and the machine will run as is) and the amd64 is an AMD64 and EMT64 or whatever the intel version is called install and will install a 64bit version. The 64 bit processors will run in 32bit mode and installing the 32bit OS will do it for you automatically. Chad > > Cheers, > > Wil Hatfield > HyperConX > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Chad Leigh -- > Shire.Net LLC > Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 2:42 PM > To: Wil Hatfield - HyperConX > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Making the Leap to 5.4 and 64bit > > > > On Aug 3, 2005, at 3:22 PM, Wil Hatfield - HyperConX wrote: > > >> First, greetings to the group and nice to meet everyone's >> acquaintance. >> >> We are getting ready to make a big leap to Dual 64bit Xeon machines >> (SuperMicro) and FreeBSD 5.4. We would really have like to stick >> with 4.11 >> but from what I am gathering it certainly doesn't support the 64bit >> processors. >> > > Jut FYI. You should be able to run 4.11 in i386 (32 bit mode) (or > 5.4 in the same mode) if you want. I run dual 64bit opterons > running i386 32bit version of 5.3... If you don't need the 64bit > mode and there are 32bit things that you do require, you may want to > consider it for the time being. > > Chad > > > --- > Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC > Your Web App and Email hosting provider > chad@shire.net > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad@shire.net
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