Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 10:01:40 -0500 From: Jeremy Faulkner <gldisater@gldis.ca> To: addymin@pacbell.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD- XP Message-ID: <41AC8B54.6020405@gldis.ca> In-Reply-To: <41AC894B.5050007@pacbell.net> References: <20041130042523.96025.qmail@web41004.mail.yahoo.com> <20041129232238.1a47b02c@dolphin.local.net> <41AC894B.5050007@pacbell.net>
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Michael wrote: > Conrad J. Sabatier wrote: > >> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:25:23 -0800 (PST), j p <jayncali61@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >> >>> i have a AMD XP 2200 chip. what version of freebsd i need to download. >> >> >> >> You want the i386 distribution. The Athlon XP is still only a 32-bit >> processor, so the amd64 is unusable. >> > I'm thinking about installing 5.3 on box with an AMD Sempron 2800. I > think (?) that the Sempron is based on a 64-bit core. > > So would I use the amd64 version? > > Mike The i386 release will work and will run fast, but if you want to use 64-bit enhancements you'll need the amd64 port. -- Jeremy Faulkner <gldisater@gldis.ca> Resume: http://www.gldis.ca/gldisater/resume.html
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