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Date:      Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:56:03 -0500
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Vahric MUHTARYAN <vahric@doruk.net.tr>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: !!***SPAM***!! AMD64 X2 Dual and RAM
Message-ID:  <20060120225603.GA44429@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <auto-000002987743@mail5.doruk.net.tr>
References:  <auto-000002987743@mail5.doruk.net.tr>

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On Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 12:32:55AM +0200, Vahric MUHTARYAN wrote:
> =20
> Hi,
> =20
> Will start to using AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+
> (2188.80-MHz K8-class CPU) , I installed freebsd 6.0 and I can see that
> FreeBSD can see the cpu with correct name=20
> =20
> Jan 21 02:20:27 spma2 kernel: CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Process=
or
> 4400+ (2188.80-MHz K8-class CPU)
> Jan 21 02:20:27 spma2 kernel: Origin =3D "AuthenticAMD"  Id =3D 0x20f32
> Stepping =3D 2
> Jan 21 02:20:27 spma2 kernel:
> Features=3D0x178bfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PG=
E,MCA
> ,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,MM
> X,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT>
> Jan 21 02:20:27 spma2 kernel: Features2=3D0x1<SSE3>
> Jan 21 02:20:27 spma2 kernel: AMD
> Features=3D0xe2500800<SYSCALL,NX,MMX+,<b25>,LM,3DNow+,3DNow>
> Jan 21 02:20:27 spma2 kernel: Hyperthreading: 2 logical CPUs
> =20
> But when I checked top out I couldn't see C column .. also I added  "opti=
ons
> SMP                     # Symmetric MultiProcessor Kernel" line to kernel
> conf and compile it still I couldn't see system work like two cpu ?=20
> =20
> I know FreeBSD habe amd64 compatible (including OpteronT, Athlon 64, and
> EM64T) , but this cpu call like "AMD AthlonT 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor  "
> not  " AMD AthlonT 64 Processor  "=20
> =20
> Any knowledge about this  ?=20

This is a FAQ.  You probably need a BIOS update to allow FreeBSD to
see and use the second core.

> And system can't see more then 3gb ram ?

Sure it can.

Kris
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