Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:01:52 -0600 From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> To: Frank Lay <itasyno@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Clarification about AMD64 port for Core Duo Message-ID: <20120112170152.GJ91606@dan.emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <4F0F040D.7040609@gmail.com> References: <4F0F040D.7040609@gmail.com>
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In the last episode (Jan 12), Frank Lay said: > The CURRENT (9.0R) release notes have the following to say about the AMD64 > port: > > -------------------------->8------------------------------------- > As of this writing, the following processors are supported: > ... > * All Intel Core 2 (not Core Duo) and later processors > ... > -------------------------->8------------------------------------- > > Yet I see many people on the Internet claiming that they're running > FreeBSD version <= 9.0 successfully with Core Duos. What's the meaning of > this? I own a C2D E8400 (Wolfdale) processor, would I perhaps be safer > chosing the i386 port? Or is this all hyperbole? Core Duo processors don't have support for the 64-bit instruction set, that's all, so they have to use the i386 distribution. To verify, go to http://ark.intel.com/products/family/22731 , hit the "Select All" button, and then "Compare now". -- Dan Nelson dnelson@allantgroup.com
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