Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 12:06:06 -0800 (PST) From: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> To: Mobasher Sobhan <moba2k@yahoo.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which architecture? Message-ID: <20031230120424.Y98869@root.org> In-Reply-To: <20031230200147.96141.qmail@web41511.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20031230200147.96141.qmail@web41511.mail.yahoo.com>
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This message is more suited for freebsd-questions@ On Tue, 30 Dec 2003, Mobasher Sobhan wrote: > I'm a rookie with FreeBSD. I'm confused by which > platform of freebsd could be installed on various IBM > compatible/windows boxes. I have one pc with AMD > Athlon 2GHz and another running on Pentium III. I > assumed i386 (because of "x86"), but when I clicked on > a link on a link "i386" under platforms supported, it > took me to something "Samba" or something related. > Should I get it from "ISO-IMAGES-amd64" directory in > the ftp instead? Or is that for AMD's more advanced > server processors? Install the i386 version of FreeBSD for all ia32 boxes, including Intel, AMD, Cyrix. The amd64 arch is for the new 64 bit Opterons (i.e. FX64). -Nate
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