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From: "Volker Armin Hemmann" <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de> |
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To: <gentoo-amd64@l.g.o> |
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Cc: "William Tetrault" <xcourse97@×××××××.net> |
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Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 9:11 PM |
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] sempron make options |
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> On Sunday 25 September 2005 02:05, William Tetrault wrote: |
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>> On Saturday 24 September 2005 05:20 pm, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: |
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>> > hi, |
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>> > |
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>> > the sempron is a 32bit (!!) CPU! |
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>> > |
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>> > Some semprons have deactivated 64 bit (they are defective in the 64bit |
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>> > part or superflous ones, that were 'downgraded') but you can not be |
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>> > sure, |
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>> > that your sempron is one of them with 64bit. |
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>> > |
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>> > So use the athlon-xp flags with them. |
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>> Hello yourself! |
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>> |
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>> Revision D Sempron cpus in several speed grades, and apparently all |
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>> revision E Semprons have had their 64-bit capabilities switched on. |
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>> Check |
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>> theinquirer.net and amdzone.com for the speed grade details. I don't and |
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>> won't have first-hand experience with this, but this info can be checked |
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>> out easily. Keep that open mind handy, folks! |
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>> |
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>> Bill Tetrault |
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>> Madison, WI |
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> I checked amd.com and in their docs are no signs, that the sempron has any |
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> 64 |
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> capabilities. |
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> But some of them are pretty old. |
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> So you may be right or not, maybe I am right or wrong - someone should |
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> ask |
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> the AMD support directly. ;) |
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> gentoo-amd64@g.o mailing list |
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> |
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www.newegg.com and host of others are selling "Sempron 64" processors from |
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2500+ to 3400+. $59 to $135. Code name Palermo. chip easily recognizable by |
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754 pins vice 462. single channel memory controller. 256k cache. |
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