Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:02:25 -0500 From: Ryan Coleman <ryan.coleman@cwis.biz> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 64-bit? [Thanks!] Message-ID: <4853EB91.5000800@cwis.biz> In-Reply-To: <20080614155433.GB3065@shepherd> References: <4853E03A.3040307@cwis.biz> <4853E84D.80901@FreeBSD.org> <4853E895.5030801@cwis.biz> <20080614155433.GB3065@shepherd>
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Thanks everyone! I'm going to do a fresh install to a new drive that I am picking up in an hour or so from a local retailer. -- Ryan Sahil Tandon wrote: > Ryan Coleman <ryan.coleman@cwis.biz> wrote: > > >> Kris Kennaway wrote: >> >>> Ryan Coleman wrote: >>> >>>> I'm full of questions, I know... And I haven't been googling well lately >>>> but there seem to be a lot of you with a lot of knowledge and you're >>>> willing to share (as am I). >>>> >>>> This machine is running a D2C E4600 which (as I understand) is a 64-bit >>>> cpu, but I'm running fBSD 6.3 which is *not* 64-bit? Might this have >>>> anything to do with the crashes? Is there a stable 64-bit version of fBSD >>>> I should install? Will it upgrade the 32-bit or should I go from scratch? >>>> >>> 6.3 supports 64-bit amd64-compatible CPUs, and stability is on par with >>> the 32-bit version. Besides which, amd64 CPUs are full backwards >>> compatible when run in 32-bit mode, so this is not the source of your >>> problems. >>> >>> Kris >>> >> But will it upgrade or do I have to strike the current install and go again? >> > > An upgrade may be possible, but a new installation is "recommended". Search > the archives at http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-amd64/ for context. > >
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