Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:48:31 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr@gmail.com> To: robert@webtent.com Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Error with kernel PAE option Message-ID: <48FE15EF.8070808@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1224610711.8122.41.camel@columbus.webtent.org> References: <1224603212.8122.14.camel@columbus.webtent.org> <48FDF890.6080600@gmail.com> <1224607442.8122.29.camel@columbus.webtent.org> <48FE11B6.6090001@gmail.com> <1224610711.8122.41.camel@columbus.webtent.org>
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Robert Fitzpatrick wrote: > On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 20:30 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > >> Is it a 64bit CPU? The AMD64 version of FreeBSD supports the Intel >> 64bit >> (Core2 / Quad / Xeon / Pentium 4 / Pentium D) processors as well, >> regardless of the "AMD" in its name. >> > > It is an Intel Xeon 2.4GHz processor, but I was told yesterday here on > the list that if LM does not appear in the AMD Features line of dmesg, > then it does not support amd64. I looked at another server we have here > now running amd64 FreeBSD and I see the AMD Features line with LM, but > on this server, no AMD Features line whatsoever. I am getting 'BTX > halted' when trying to install FreeBSD-amd64 on this server. The other > server we have running it has Xeon 3.0GHz procs, I thought that was > kinda weird that the two servers were really close in spec, but one > would not run amd64 :/ > > This would be my preferred option if I can get it to install. > > Well, LM is the flag for x86-64. You are probably running a 32bit Xeon CPU.
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