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On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Tom <uebershark@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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>>Are there any flags in /proc/cpuinfo that show this? The processors is |
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>>a 4 year old AMD64. Likely or not? |
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> Check your bios. If your CPU+board support it, there will be an option |
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> to enable-disable it. |
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> A 4year old AMD64, something like athlon3000+ ? (which is what I've got) |
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> probably won't have it. |
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> But I'm not sure that you'll need it. I don't use vmware for |
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> virtualisation, I've messed with virtualbox which works ok and is very |
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> easy to setup, but prefer qemu.Both perform ok, even without 'hardware |
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> virtualisation' features. |
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> I guess you'll just have to go by trial and error, especially when |
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> you're depending on using stuff like hardware-dongles. |
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> Tom |
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So far I don't see anything obvious in BIOS. I don't see the flag that |
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Paul thought was the right one although the flag 'vme' is interesting |
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if for no other reason than it's close to the right initials:. |
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mark@lightning ~ $ cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep flags |
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flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov |
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pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt lm |
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3dnowext 3dnow rep_good pni lahf_lm |
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mark@lightning ~ $ |
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The hardware dongle thing isn't a big deal. I don't use the program |
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much anymore. If it's not supported it's no big deal, but I'll |
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certainly check it out. I think the issue with it is you have to |
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install some special driver software to make it work and I'm assuming |
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that's not supported at all in virtualization, unless possibly I make |
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my own Windows image that has it installed or something like that. |
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Again, no big deal. |
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The motherboard is an Asus A8N-E. |
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http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=171&l4=0&model=455&modelmenu=1 |
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The motherboard supports a dual core processor but it's a 939 socket. |
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I can't find one of those listed on NewEgg so it might not be possible |
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to upgrade the just the processor anymore. The Athlon 64 X2 processors |
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aren't very expensive anymore. The highest price was $89. I probably |
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paid $250-$300 4 years ago. I love technology! (I used to work for |
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AMD) |
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Last, for now - is it the server or the workstation I need to emerge? |
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(Or both?) I need to go read about what they do. Where does my XP |
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image come from? Do I install Windows myself, like we did on the old |
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Win4Lin product? |
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Thanks much, |
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Mark |
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