Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Alvin Thompson <alvin-gentoo@×××××××××××××.com>
To: Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>
Cc: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] sempron make options
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:30:09
Message-Id: 1127741329.7311.37.camel@localhost.localdomain
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] sempron make options by Volker Armin Hemmann
1 On Sun, 2005-09-25 at 00:20 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
2 > the sempron is a 32bit (!!) CPU!
3 >
4 > Some semprons have deactivated 64 bit (they are defective in the 64bit part or
5 > superflous ones, that were 'downgraded') but you can not be sure, that your
6 > sempron is one of them with 64bit.
7
8 so you're saying that semprons are amd64 chips that didn't pass
9 inspection? i know many chips that don't pass such inspections work
10 perfectly fine. does that mean i can just try installing as an amd64
11 (with the 64-bit version of linux) and it might work?
12
13 thanks,
14 alvin
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