Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:26:29 -0700 From: Paul Lathrop <plathrop@squaretrade.com> To: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PAE tuning Message-ID: <452691C5.9090907@squaretrade.com> In-Reply-To: <45268D83.6030100@squaretrade.com> References: <45254F1D.5000106@squaretrade.com> <CC3AFB13-8FD9-44AB-A4FB-01F898B491C0@mac.com> <45255976.10903@squaretrade.com> <9AEC0B71-516A-444F-B9A3-927CC37EBF07@mac.com> <45268D83.6030100@squaretrade.com>
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Paul Lathrop wrote: > Chuck Swiger wrote: >> Oh, yes, one more thought-- your specific application, i.e. a large >> database, is one where running in 64-bit mode is highly likely to >> result in improved performance compared with running the OS in 32-bit >> mode. If you've got a AMD64 or EM64T capable CPU, consider >> installing the 64-bit version of FreeBSD instead of the normal 32-bit >> x86 version. >> >> ---Chuck > Chuck, > > I've heard this idea a few times in answer to my question. Is there a > 64 bit Intel distro I'm missing? I saw someone suggesting I use the > AMD64 version, but when I attempt to boot that from the install disk I > get some debugging output and a message saying "BTX halted" - I > suspect that means I can't follow that suggestion... > > Thanks again for all your help! I figured it out - this is an older Xeon processor apparently - 32 bit. Sorry for the cluelessness - I'm a bit behind the times when it comes to hardware. Regards, Paul
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