-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 12:51:48AM -0300, Bruno Buys wrote: > I upgraded my cpu to a sempron with 64bit extension (Sempron 3400+ for > 754, to be precise). After some googling and reading, I still can't > figure those out: > > - Why do some instruction flags don't appear at /proc/cpuinfo? sse3 and > x86-64, specifically. Do they have different names? (output follows). > According to a tom's hw chart, there's no such thing as a sempron 3400 > for 754 platform without sse3 and x86-64. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo > processor : 0 > vendor_id : AuthenticAMD > cpu family : 15 > model : 44 > model name : AMD Hammer Family processor - Model Unknown > stepping : 2 > cpu MHz : 2043.189 > cache size : 256 KB > fdiv_bug : no > hlt_bug : no > f00f_bug : no > coma_bug : no > fpu : yes > fpu_exception : yes > cpuid level : 1 > wp : yes > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge > mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext lm > 3dnowext 3dnow pni > bogomips : 4038.65 > > The machine now runs a 64bit sarge netinstaller (which it didn't > before), so I know the 64bit instructions are there. Is the complete > 64bit reinstall worth the hassle? just guessing... what kernel are you using?
i havent tried though i doubt that a normal 686 or k7 kernel supports either of these extentions and therefore will not test for them... what does it say when you start the amd64 installer and open a console? yours Albert - -- Albert Dengg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFE/pXghrtSwvbWj0kRAnL7AJ9doQlk7KCEH60IgZAIfd1yPDsgkgCbBX54 I0XOqck6hX4ZnMxO0+A2OTI= =pT+o -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
