[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hello, > > I want to buy a new system with an AMD64 X2, as I want to try > virtualization I need to know what kind of processor contains > the "Pacifica" (now AMD-V) set of instructions. > Does anybody have any information about that as the documents > I have found are not crystal clear. > > Regards > > Storm66 > > >
If the system you want has been assembled, just get a LiveCD with a recent kernel, boot it up and look at /proc/cpuinfo. I just got (late March) an Athlon64 X2 4200+ at CompUsa and it does have the magic virtualization stuff (the "svm" in flags is the gimmick, IIRC). This is what mine looks like with a 2.6.21 kernel: processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 15 model : 75 model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ stepping : 2 cpu MHz : 2210.046 cache size : 512 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 2 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy bogomips : 4422.77 TLB size : 1024 4K pages clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: ts fid vid ttp tm stc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]