From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 2 05:42:54 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EA0B16A405 for ; Fri, 2 Feb 2007 05:42:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd_tester@yahoo.com) Received: from web58904.mail.re1.yahoo.com (web58904.mail.re1.yahoo.com [66.196.100.233]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 221A913C441 for ; Fri, 2 Feb 2007 05:42:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd_tester@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 79835 invoked by uid 60001); 2 Feb 2007 05:16:12 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=aZGJ132wTn6gwIBglgfN9Sjdr8H4CRcHp/Qw5YReT/5GlCExAJYxn6jdX8WLcNexbMSJ9LWvtW2KViU45sR6KsdAxgeBbw7MB+huQijSj8bB+VyHY936mgmGa0IgCPb6R/2Ol9X3SwHYv4Ea6JEUYd7Gn/w2d6N+zpUio8vONDY=; X-YMail-OSG: Fwhfe2sVM1mtRkgUppJy8FBUC2Yn7c7LRHdo6ZHf5jV_eS8r_5ceNEI3zK1vENVxJz2.yLx1zrJ5cJzI8G9dw2cyRAzXcdRepZysBFwzCY6YB1Ffo8WfLnRvcDvvKAHJQOeIaccRB3diHfv0oAn_TKDbSP5F_BTDqE4vfyjLEs_F Received: from [68.82.217.251] by web58904.mail.re1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:16:12 PST Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 21:16:12 -0800 (PST) From: Thomas Roberts To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <270372.75801.qm@web58904.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Subject: Newbie Sempron/ISO question X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:42:54 -0000 I need help deciding which ISO to install on my machine, which is a Compaq Presario SR1620NX. The FreeBSD/amd64 Project web page says the Sempron uses the AMD64 architecture so I installed the amd64 6.2-RELEASE ISO. Since I want to stay with STABLE I started reading on how to do it and am now confused as to what I should do.The /var/log/dmesg.today file says: CPU: AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3400+ (1989.82-MHz k8-class CPU) Origin="AuthenticAMD" Id=0x20ff2 Stepping=2 While searching through bsdforums.org a poster said the k8-class CPU is an Athlon64 locked in 32-bit mode and if anyone has this CPU they should be using the i386 ISO. Whether I use the i386 or amd64 ISO I will be putting the CPUTYPE?=k8 in my make.conf file so my question is "Since I am specifying the CPUTYPE should I stay with amd64 or start over with i386?" I am not worried about not having 64-bit capabilities, but I am worried that using the i386 ISO will not use the CPU to its fulest. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097