Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:29:17 -1000 From: Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: Kurt Buff <kurt.buff@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, ross.cameron@linuxpro.co.za Subject: Re: breakthru, maybe.... Message-ID: <4AEA416D.7020609@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <20091029203126.GA72499@thought.org> References: <20091028214842.GA68070@thought.org> <20091028230237.6bc97ffd.freebsd@edvax.de> <20091028230801.GC68365@thought.org> <a9f4a3860910281644v4bf1ab6fpa3a48539e56936a@mail.gmail.com> <20091029040056.GA69298@thought.org> <35f70db10910290509v112e9f41y8d3228d7af6a1358@mail.gmail.com> <20091029203126.GA72499@thought.org>
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Gary Kline wrote: > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 02:09:50PM +0200, Ross Cameron wrote: >> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote: >>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 16:08, Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> wrote: >>>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropon wrote: >>>>>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700, Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> >>> wrote: >>>>>>> so: what is the URL to download the 8.0-PRE freebsd....? >>>>>> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ >>>>>> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ >>>>> wait, i thought the duo core is 64bits. still 32? >>>> This: >>>> >>>> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ >>>> >>>> is indeed 64bit. >>> >>> >>> Yes! but i bought the *Intel* 2-duo-core or whatever; not the >>> AMD (aDvanced micro Devices) chip. Are these both bit by bit >>> == ?? i mean, exactly--software-wise, the same?? >>> >>> thanks. >>> >>> gary >>> >>> ps i knew the amd was an intel clone on the 32-bit level; not >>> sure about the 64-bit chips... . >>> >> Intel licensed the AMD64 instruction set and they call it Intel 64 in their >> chips. >> Most free UNIX-like systems call the x86_64 releases AMD64 because thats >> the correct name for the instruction set. > > > Well, I was just a bit behind the times; like four or five > years. But thanks to several wiki articles, that's resolved. > Nutshell is that I just finished burning the bootonly.iso. > Now, if the power holds and I get the 8.0-RC2 running on the > Dell, there's hope. > > And for my next trick: I'm ordering a UPS. It is only for the > DNS server and firefall (pfSense). I'll either refurb the > current computer or buy a newer 32-bit for the firewall. I'd > like suggestions on which UPS to buy. Figuring the Dell Duo > and a standard Intel box, would 250w be a good enough SWAG? > > gary > > >> -- >> "Opportunity is most often missed by people because it is dressed in >> overalls and looks like work." >> Thomas Alva Edison >> Inventor of 1093 patents, including: >> The light bulb, phonogram and motion pictures. > Aloha Gary, If that used computer place has UPS get a couple and get new batteries for them if they are not refurbished. I got 2 used free beacuse the batteries were dead and took out the small batteries and installed the standard 100 amp hour batteries to back up 6 servers 2 years ago. I too was having up to 10 hour power outages.Now the backup will go for at least 10 hours with no line power. We had a 6 hour outage last fall and the system kept right on working. ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
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