Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:37:25 -0800 From: Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xeon Quad Core (Was: Server Freezing Solid) Message-ID: <492B0275.6000300@chrismaness.com> In-Reply-To: <20081124200044.A1528@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <b2e0a4330811110642k688c2c9aq9fbb9832f5382c53@mail.gmail.com> <BMEDLGAENEKCJFGODFOCCEPNCFAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> <20081112100640.GA21560@icarus.home.lan> <492AF564.5050605@chrismaness.com> <20081124200044.A1528@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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Wojciech Puchar wrote: >> Since a Xeon Quad Core is a 64bit processor, would it work ok with >> FreeBSD? Or would the adm64 release be better for that chip? > > don't be suggested by "amd" in port name. it's for AMD64-compatible > processor, for example your xeon Sorry, I wasn't very clear. I am currently running FreeBSD 7.0 the regular i386 release. I would prefer to keep it that way if migration to the 64bit release would mean rebuilding from scratch (there is probably an easier way to convert an i386 release to a amd64 release). Another poster seemed to indicate that the i386 release would run just fine on a quad core chip. Would there be a major performance gain with amd64 over that of the i386 build on a Xeon Quad Core? Sorry, all this stuff is rather new to me as I have been running ancient gear for a while. Chris
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