> > vnvianna wrote: > > OpenBSD 3.8 (GENERIC.MP) #504: Sat Sep 10 16:02:38 MDT 2005 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP > > real mem = 1073086464 (1047936K) > > avail mem = 908865536 (887564K) > > using 22937 buffers containing 107515904 bytes (104996K) of memory > > mainbus0 (root) > > mainbus0: Intel MP Specification (Version 1.4) (DELL > PE SC1425 ) > > cpu0 at mainbus0: apid 0 (boot processor) > > cpu0: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.00GHz, 3000.49 MHz > > I also miss something very obvious in your DMESG. > > Why are you running the AMD kernel on the Intel Xeon, start > by running > the i386 kernel first as well. > > I didn't think it was even going to run, I mean the AMD64 on > Intel CPU. > > Obviously, I never tried it. >
Oh it runs no problem, it's just that the network performance, atleast in the case of Dell SC1420/SC1425, is worse. EMT64 is _almost_ compatible with amd64. If you search the archives there are some posts dealing with the subject. You gain some crypto speed but you lose pps.
