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Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en gentoo-amd64-faq.xml |
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Log: |
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grammer fixes (cleaning up after neysx ;-) |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.2 +24 -23 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-amd64-faq.xml |
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file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-amd64-faq.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo |
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plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-amd64-faq.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo |
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diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-amd64-faq.xml.diff?r1=1.1&r2=1.2&cvsroot=gentoo |
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Index: gentoo-amd64-faq.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-amd64-faq.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.1 |
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retrieving revision 1.2 |
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diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2 |
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--- gentoo-amd64-faq.xml 16 Jul 2005 09:44:33 -0000 1.1 |
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+++ gentoo-amd64-faq.xml 16 Jul 2005 15:08:25 -0000 1.2 |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-amd64-faq.xml,v 1.1 2005/07/16 09:44:33 neysx Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-amd64-faq.xml,v 1.2 2005/07/16 15:08:25 smithj Exp $ --> |
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<guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-amd64-faq.xml"> |
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<title>Gentoo Linux/AMD64 Frequently Asked Questions</title> |
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<p> |
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This document contains the most commonly asked questions about Gentoo/AMD64. We |
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intend to help and provide useful information about Gentoo/AMD64. Some of these |
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-questions can be found in forums, irc or mailing lists. If you have suggestions |
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+questions can be found in forums, irc, or mailing lists. If you have suggestions |
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or questions about this FAQ, you are welcome to send an e-mail to the authors |
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explaining the problem. |
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</p> |
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For example, you should use <c>CFLAGS="-march=k8 -O2 -pipe"</c> for Athlon64 or |
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Opteron and <c>CFLAGS="-march=nocona -O2 -pipe"</c> for a EM64T processor. If |
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you plan to use a 32-bit chroot, you should use <c>CFLAGS="-march=athlon-xp |
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--O2 -pipe -msse2"</c> for a AMD64 processor and for a EM64T, you should use |
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+-O2 -pipe -msse2"</c> for a AMD64 processor; for a EM64T, you should use |
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<c>CFLAGS="-march=pentium4 -O2 -pipe"</c> <e>inside the chroot</e>. |
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</p> |
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</note> |
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<warn> |
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-You should <e>never</e> stick <c>-fPIC</c>, <c>-m32</c> or <c>-m64</c> into |
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+You should <e>never</e> place <c>-fPIC</c>, <c>-m32</c> or <c>-m64</c> in |
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your <c>CFLAGS</c>. They are automatically added whenever they are needed. |
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Please also note that the <c>-Os</c> flag is currently not supported. |
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</warn> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-You can use almost all kernel sources available in Portage. We recommend to use |
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-<c>gentoo-sources</c> because it is a special flavor kernel designed for Gentoo |
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-Linux. It contains lots of AMD64-specific patches and therefore is the only |
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-flavor supported by Gentoo/AMD64. You can try <c>vanilla-sources</c> as well. |
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-If you feel brave or you need extra hardware support, you can always try the |
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-experimental kernel from Andrew Morton called <c>mm-sources</c>. |
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+You can use almost all kernel sources available in Portage. We recommend using |
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+<c>gentoo-sources</c> because it is a special kernel designed for Gentoo Linux. |
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+It contains lots of AMD64-specific patches and therefore is the only kernel |
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+officially supported by Gentoo/AMD64. You can try <c>vanilla-sources</c> as |
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+well. If you feel brave or you need extra hardware support, you can always try |
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+the experimental kernel from Andrew Morton called <c>mm-sources</c>. |
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</p> |
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<warn> |
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-You should watch out for some kernel features which are not tested well, such |
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+You should watch out for some kernel features which are not well tested, such |
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as <c>PREEMPT</c>. |
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</warn> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-Right now, every AMD64 processor is able to run 32-bit code as well as 64-bit |
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-code. However, when you have a 32-bit application, you are unable to mix it |
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-with 64-bit libraries or vice versa. However, you can natively run 32-bit |
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-applications if all shared libraries it needs are available as 32-bit objects |
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-too. You can choose whether you want multilib support or not by selecting the |
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+Every AMD64 processor is able to run 32-bit code as well as 64-bit code. |
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+However, when you have a 32-bit application, you are unable to mix it with |
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+64-bit libraries or vice versa. You can, however, natively run 32-bit |
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+applications if all shared libraries it needs are available as 32-bit objects. |
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+You can choose whether you want multilib support or not by selecting the |
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according profile. The default is a multilib-enabled profile. |
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</p> |
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<note> |
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-If you use an old profile (2004.3 or older), please upgrade to 2005.0 and read |
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-the <uri link="/proj/en/base/amd64/howtos/index.xml?part=1&chap=1">2005.0 |
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-Upgrade Guide</uri> carefully. |
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+If you are using an old profile (2004.3 or older), please upgrade to 2005.0 and |
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+read the <uri |
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+link="/proj/en/base/amd64/howtos/index.xml?part=1&chap=1">2005.0 Upgrade |
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+Guide</uri> carefully. |
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</note> |
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</body> |
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<p> |
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Due to several differences between an <c>x86</c> and an <c>amd64</c> |
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installation, it is impossible to upgrade. Please perform a fresh install. The |
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-installation is slightly different than an x86 one, therefore please use the |
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+installation is slightly different than an x86 one, so please use the |
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<uri link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml">AMD64 Handbook</uri>. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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You have to compile your kernel with support for these features. You just need |
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-to enable these features below: |
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+to enable the features below: |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Kernel options for Cool'n'Quiet/Powernow"> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-Now you only have to run <c>rc-update add cpudyn default</c> to make sure it |
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-gets started every time you boot. |
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+Now you only have to run <c>rc-update add cpudyn default</c> to make sure it is |
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+started every time you boot. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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