Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 21:16:12 -0800 (PST) From: Thomas Roberts <freebsd_tester@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Newbie Sempron/ISO question Message-ID: <270372.75801.qm@web58904.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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I need help deciding which ISO to install on my machine, which is a Compaq Presario SR1620NX. The FreeBSD/amd64 Project web page says the Sempron uses the AMD64 architecture so I installed the amd64 6.2-RELEASE ISO. Since I want to stay with STABLE I started reading on how to do it and am now confused as to what I should do.The /var/log/dmesg.today file says: CPU: AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3400+ (1989.82-MHz k8-class CPU) Origin="AuthenticAMD" Id=0x20ff2 Stepping=2 While searching through bsdforums.org a poster said the k8-class CPU is an Athlon64 locked in 32-bit mode and if anyone has this CPU they should be using the i386 ISO. Whether I use the i386 or amd64 ISO I will be putting the CPUTYPE?=k8 in my make.conf file so my question is "Since I am specifying the CPUTYPE should I stay with amd64 or start over with i386?" I am not worried about not having 64-bit capabilities, but I am worried that using the i386 ISO will not use the CPU to its fulest. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097
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