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From: dhk <dhkuhl@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Which architecture ???
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:44:09
Message-Id: 4CFF7C86.7040702@optonline.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Which architecture ??? by Helmut Jarausch
1 On 12/08/2010 07:21 AM, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
2 > On 12/08/10 12:25:23, dhk wrote:
3 >> I have a laptop which has an AMD Athlon Neo X2 L335 2.2GHz Dual Core
4 >> processor on it and I'd like to know which architecture (handbook and
5 >> livecd) to use.
6 >>
7 >> The handbook choices are: x86, sparc, amd64, ppc, ppc64, alpha,
8 >> hppa,
9 >> mips, ia64, arm. I'm guessing the x86, but I's like to be sure.
10 >>
11 >
12 > x86 will do for sure.
13 > But you can check
14 >
15 > cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep "address sizes"
16 >
17 > If it shows more than 32 bits (e.g. 48 bits)
18 > then you could use amd64, as well.
19 > AFAIK, 64 is mean stream today.
20 > How much memory do you have installed?
21 > If more than 4G you have to use adm64 to fully use it.
22 > I'd prefer amd64 if possible,
23 >
24 > Helmut.
25 >
26 >
27 >
28
29 I don't see any address size but when I cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep size I
30 get casche size 256 KB and clflush size 64. The laptop has 4G of memory.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Which architecture ??? Michael Hampicke <gentoo-user@××××.biz>
Re: [gentoo-user] Which architecture ??? Bastian Timmermann <bastian.timmermann@×××××××××.de>