On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 04:02:21PM +0000, Frank Lay wrote: > Hello, > > The CURRENT (9.0R) release notes have the following to say about the > AMD64 port: > > -------------------------->8------------------------------------- > As of this writing, the following processors are supported: > ... > * All Intel Core 2 (not Core Duo) and later processors > ... > -------------------------->8------------------------------------- > > Yet I see many people on the Internet claiming that they're running > FreeBSD version <= 9.0 successfully with Core Duos. What's the meaning > of this? I own a C2D E8400 (Wolfdale) processor, would I perhaps be > safer chosing the i386 port? Or is this all hyperbole? > > I'd appreciate any time you could spare explaining this to me.
Do not confuse the Core 2 Duo processors with the Core Duo processors. They are not the same thing. The original Core Duo (and Core Solo) processors were 32-bit only and never became very widespread. The later Core 2 series supports both 64-bit and 32-bit operation and became quite popular, and I am fairly certain that most of the people you say you have seen claiming to run FreeBSD with a Core Duo are actually using a Core 2 Duo. As for your own C2D E8400, well the 'C2D' is short for 'Core 2 Duo', so yes it should support amd64 just fine. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1...@student.uu.se _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"