Re: intel 64-bit version?
At Mon, 2 Feb 2009 15:40:16 +0100, Andreas Rudisch wrote: > You can use 7.1-RELEASE-i386 (32bit) or 7.1-RELEASE-amd64 (64bit) > depending on whether or not you are going to run 64 bit software or > want to use more than 4GB of RAM. i would also recommend to use fbsd amd64 if you plan to use zfs. even if you do not have more than 4gb of memory installed in your system. see http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSTuningGuide hth, toni -- Don't forget, there is no security | toni at stderror dot at -- Wulfgar | Toni Schmidbauer ___ 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: intel 64-bit version?
I'm using the amd64 version of FreeBSD for an HP Pavillion using an Intel Core 2 Quad processor (Q6600). So far it's doing fine with the processor. There are some driver problems, for instance no sound. However, as I'm using this machine as a compute server, I'm ignoring those limitations. I ran some parallel computation problem on it and got good performance out of it. -Will Ivailo Tanusheff wrote: You may use amd64 version for full support of the 64 functionalities. Do not get the wrong impression, this is not only for AMD processors and allow you to use the full strength of the 64 bit architecture. You may also use i386 branch and use PAE config options if you have more than 4 GB RAM. Still, the best idea is to use amd64 version. Regards, ___ 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: intel 64-bit version?
You may use amd64 version for full support of the 64 functionalities. Do not get the wrong impression, this is not only for AMD processors and allow you to use the full strength of the 64 bit architecture. You may also use i386 branch and use PAE config options if you have more than 4 GB RAM. Still, the best idea is to use amd64 version. Regards, Ivailo Tanusheff Deputy Head of IT Department ProCredit Bank (Bulgaria) AD gahn Sent by: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org 02.02.2009 16:25 Please respond to ipfr...@yahoo.com To freebsd general questions cc Subject intel 64-bit version? Hi all: What is the image for intel 64-bit version of freebsd? i have xeon machine and would like to install freebsd on it. Thanks ___ 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" ___ 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: intel 64-bit version?
What is the image for intel 64-bit version of freebsd? i have xeon machine and would like to install freebsd on it. it's FreeBSD/amd64, as 64-bit intel is compatible with amd64 ___ 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: intel 64-bit version?
Sam Fourman Jr. wrote: It is a little more complicated... i386 also supports >4GB with the PAE kernel option... it is frequently better to use this then to use amd64 because (a decreasing I hope) number of ports do not compile and/or work properly on amd64... for example if your using the machine as a GUI desktop *AND* you have a nvidia video card you get almost 10 times better performence with i386 because amd64 has a hard time reconizing PCI cards installed "above" the 4gb limit (the phsycial addr is above RAM) I could be wrong, but I thought that the nvidia binary driver did not work on a i386 PAE kernel. Sam Fourman Jr. Fourman Networks If I implied it I did not mean it I am sorry... (bad example) there are other ports that do work with PAE and not with AMD64 (forget what they are right now since I switched from amd64 to i386 almost 6 months ago)... also I do not know of any ports that do work with amd64 that do not work with PAE... I have not checked this but I think the primary difference is how large gcc reports void * (and other ptr's) to be as well the size of int's ___ 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: intel 64-bit version?
> It is a little more complicated... i386 also supports >4GB with the PAE > kernel option... it is frequently better to use this then to use amd64 > because (a decreasing I hope) number of ports do not compile and/or work > properly on amd64... for example if your using the machine as a GUI desktop > *AND* you have a nvidia video card you get almost 10 times better > performence with i386 because amd64 has a hard time reconizing PCI cards > installed "above" the 4gb limit (the phsycial addr is above RAM) I could be wrong, but I thought that the nvidia binary driver did not work on a i386 PAE kernel. Sam Fourman Jr. Fourman Networks ___ 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: intel 64-bit version?
On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:57:12 -0500 "Aryeh M. Friedman" wrote: > It is a little more complicated... i386 also supports >4GB with the PAE I know. > kernel option... it is frequently better to use this then to use amd64 > because (a decreasing I hope) number of ports do not compile and/or work > properly on amd64... for example if your using the machine as a GUI > desktop *AND* you have a nvidia video card you get almost 10 times > better performence with i386 because amd64 has a hard time reconizing > PCI cards installed "above" the 4gb limit (the phsycial addr is above RAM) AFAIK, the NVidia driver does not work (properly/at all) with PAE, 64 bit FreeBSD or more than 4GB of RAM. Andreas -- GnuPG key : 0x2A573565|http://www.gnupg.org/howtos/de/ Fingerprint: 925D 2089 0BF9 8DE5 9166 33BB F0FD CD37 2A57 3565 pgps9r2QZmDsc.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: intel 64-bit version?
Andreas Rudisch wrote: On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 06:24:35 -0800 (PST) gahn wrote: What is the image for intel 64-bit version of freebsd? i have xeon machine and would like to install freebsd on it. You can use 7.1-RELEASE-i386 (32bit) or 7.1-RELEASE-amd64 (64bit) depending on whether or not you are going to run 64 bit software or want to use more than 4GB of RAM. Andreas -- GnuPG key : 0x2A573565|http://www.gnupg.org/howtos/de/ Fingerprint: 925D 2089 0BF9 8DE5 9166 33BB F0FD CD37 2A57 3565 It is a little more complicated... i386 also supports >4GB with the PAE kernel option... it is frequently better to use this then to use amd64 because (a decreasing I hope) number of ports do not compile and/or work properly on amd64... for example if your using the machine as a GUI desktop *AND* you have a nvidia video card you get almost 10 times better performence with i386 because amd64 has a hard time reconizing PCI cards installed "above" the 4gb limit (the phsycial addr is above RAM) ___ 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: intel 64-bit version?
On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 06:24:35 -0800 (PST) gahn wrote: > What is the image for intel 64-bit version of freebsd? i have xeon machine > and would like to install freebsd on it. You can use 7.1-RELEASE-i386 (32bit) or 7.1-RELEASE-amd64 (64bit) depending on whether or not you are going to run 64 bit software or want to use more than 4GB of RAM. Andreas -- GnuPG key : 0x2A573565|http://www.gnupg.org/howtos/de/ Fingerprint: 925D 2089 0BF9 8DE5 9166 33BB F0FD CD37 2A57 3565 pgpnnul38DDeE.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: intel 64-bit version?
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 9:24 AM, gahn wrote: > Hi all: > > What is the image for intel 64-bit version of freebsd? i have xeon machine > and would like to install freebsd on it. > > Thanks > > > > ___ > 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" that would be amd64 since amd64 is what the x86_64 is called ___ 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"