64 Bit OS
Hello, We want to install a 64 Bit FreeBSD version 6.4 on a Dell Power Edge 1950 with two dual core Xeon 5110 processors and 16GB RAM. Which version are we supposed to download? Is it the AMD64 that works with Xeon processors? Please assist us. Thank You, Gary Aslanyan Homepage Universe, Inc. mailto:g...@homepageuniverse.com g...@homepageuniverse.com http://www.homepageuniverse.com www.homepageuniverse.com (888)977-6638 x300 (818)502-9666 x300 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: 64 Bit OS
Is it the AMD64 that works with Xeon processors? Yes. For historical reason, because amd was the first on the market to produce 64 bit CPU, it is called amd64. If you plan to go for FreeBSD 7, you may have to 1) upgrade the firmware of your 1950 2) customize the kernel and remove what is useless some drivers in the GENERIC kernel hang at boot with FreeBSD 7. Bests, Olivier ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: 64 Bit OS
Yes. For historical reason, because amd was the first on the market to produce 64 bit CPU, it is called amd64. It went by x86-64 while in development which is why some Linux distro's use that term. Sometimes you'll get a question like Why don't you use the x86_64 naming convention like the rest of Linux?. (There is more than one thing wrong with that question) AMD64 is what x86-64 officially became. Intel doesn't technically use AMD64, but instead uses a compatible 64 bit instruction set. As far was what the OP should use, depends on the CPU. Not all Xeon's support AMD64 but any recent ones should. I'm not all up on my Dell models, but I think the 1950 shouldn't have any troubles with AMD64. However at the end of the day your choices are AMD64 or i386 as ia64 is for itanium's. The Itanium instruction set is completely different than AMD64 and no amount of coaxing will make it work. -- Adam Vande More ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: 64 Bit OS
Hi, I'm not all up on my Dell models, but I think the 1950 shouldn't have any troubles with AMD64. If we go into the details, each model of PowerEdge supports several different CPU :) So the OP would have to go to the details of his 1950 to know whether amd64 is supported. Best regards, olivier ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
