Re: A stupid 64bit question ... but ...

2005-12-05 Thread David O'Brien
On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 08:13:50AM +0100, Guillaume R. wrote: > 2005/12/5, David O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Sun, Dec 04, 2005 at 06:50:55PM -0400, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > > > > I recently bought a new Intel Xeon server, and when I put it tog

Re: Linux emulation on amd64, possible yet? ... plausible?

2005-06-29 Thread David O'Brien
On Mon, Jun 27, 2005 at 01:32:04PM -0400, Nathan Vidican wrote: > MSG In-short: what is, or where do I find info on, the current status of > linux binary compatability on FreeBSD/amd64 platform 32-bit x86 Linux binaries should run just fine on FreeBSD/AMD64 5.4 or later. You will have to install

Re: CPU speed not reported correctly

2004-12-30 Thread David O'Brien
On Wed, Dec 29, 2004 at 04:25:55PM -0500, Michael W. Oliver wrote: > CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+ (801.83-MHz K8-class CPU) .. > OK, here is my question: Why is the CPU speed reported as 801.83MHz? > Is there something really wrong with my setup here? I have this machine > configured to

Re: OT: Upgrade feasibility, to AMD64/5.x.x or to stay i386/4.9 on AMD64 hardware?

2004-10-18 Thread David O'Brien
On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 12:01:21AM +0200, Francois Tigeot wrote: > > Here's what we're proposing for the new hardware: > > > > AMD Athlon64 - 3200+ (Socket 754 - I know, but it's cheap) > > MSI K8T-FSR (VIA Chipset) > > 2048MB DDR400 Non-ECC RAM > > In my experience trying to put more than 1GB RA

Re: OT: Upgrade feasibility, to AMD64/5.x.x or to stay i386/4.9 on AMD64 hardware?

2004-10-18 Thread David O'Brien
On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 10:07:44PM +0200, Eirik ?verby wrote: > >Hey all, looking to upgrade a server used in a small business here, > >looking for opinions and advice about migrating to an AMD64 system, > >vs. using i386 box, also if it would not be just as feasible to use > >i386 distribution on

Re: AMD64 vs i386 for FreeBSD

2004-07-02 Thread David O'Brien
On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 01:17:35AM -0400, Kenneth Culver wrote: > Quoting Doug White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >Me either. -current actually supports running i386 binaries in amd64 mode. > >Thats one of the processor's features. :-) > > >You can't run amd64 binaries when booted into an i386 OS, of cou

Re: AMD64 vs i386 for FreeBSD

2004-06-26 Thread David O'Brien
On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 02:37:54PM -0700, Remi wrote: > Im in the market for a new laptop. Right now I'm looking at HyperSonic > laptops. > > I have a choice between AMD64 3200+ and a P4 2.8GHz with HT. Which one would > you guys recommend to run FreeBSD. Obviously the i386 would be easier to > r

Re: Fwd: Call For Assistance #4 - slapd won't die gracefully, multiple versions.

2004-04-18 Thread David O'Brien
On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 07:23:44AM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 11:44:25AM +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote: > > > In the mean time, you need a work-around. I'm not sure if you can run > > FreeBSD 5.x in 32bit mode on an AMD64 box, but that might be a thing > > to try. > > Yo

Re: Which architecture?

2004-01-02 Thread David O'Brien
On Fri, Jan 02, 2004 at 10:45:51AM -0800, Nate Lawson wrote: > Not to mention it's impossible to find clock frequencies on amd.com. Agreed, the easiest public way I've found is: goto http://ask.amd.com/ select Desktop, Server, Workstation Processor Products search "CPU specs"

Re: Which architecture?

2004-01-02 Thread David O'Brien
On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 12:06:06PM -0800, Nate Lawson wrote: > AMD, Cyrix. The amd64 arch is for the new 64 bit Opterons (i.e. FX64). What is "FX64"??? "Opteron" is the server 64-bit CPU "Athlon64 FX51" is the high-end desktop CPU "Athlon64" is the desktop CPU -- -- David ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: Dualbooting STABLE & CURRENT

2003-11-02 Thread David O'Brien
On Sat, Nov 01, 2003 at 01:26:10PM -0800, Steve Wingate wrote: > STABLE taking the entire first disk (works fine) > CURRENT taking the first 1/3 of the second disk and > backup data taking the remaining 2/3 of the second disk. > > I have installed CURRENT (at least 8 times) but I cannot get it to

Re: Grub 0.92 fails to recognise disks on FBSD5

2003-02-09 Thread David O'Brien
On Sun, Feb 09, 2003 at 06:14:30PM +0100, Matthias Schuendehuette wrote: > Nothing against 'booteasy', it does the job - but it looks ugly :-) If that is the only reason to use grub, try osbsbeta.exe that is in the tools directory of your CDROM or ftp.freebsd.org. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EM