From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 21 20:00:56 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50A6516A400 for ; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:00:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42A0113C428 for ; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:00:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: from obsecurity.dyndns.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by elvis.mu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 214821A4D83; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:00:56 -0800 (PST) Received: by obsecurity.dyndns.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 40994514E7; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:00:55 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:00:54 -0500 From: Kris Kennaway To: Aard Nerd Message-ID: <20070221200054.GA15382@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <001501c755ef$cda7a810$9bd3dcc9@etecsad75a3279> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <001501c755ef$cda7a810$9bd3dcc9@etecsad75a3279> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 64-bits platform question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:00:56 -0000 On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 02:35:58PM -0500, Aard Nerd wrote: > Hi list, as far as I know Intel 64 architecture (formerly known as Intel > Extended Memory 64 Technology, or Intel EM64T) enables 64-bit computing on > desktop when combined with supporting software. If I am right, 64-bit > computing (on Intel architecture) requires a computer system with a > processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers and applications > enabled for Intel EM64T architecture. So I bought an ASUS P4P800-VM with a > 3.0GHz processor that supports Intel EM64T and 1Gb of Infineon PC3200 RAM > memory. The system is ok...so why I can't install BSD 64 bits with my > system ??? Because you inserted your windows 95 CD instead??? Seriously, give us a hint here about what you did and what went wrong :) Kris