i386 & amd64

[Kris Kennaway]

On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 12:19:24AM +0100, Jorn Argelo wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 23:05:37 +0100, Albert Shih wrote
> > Hi all
> > 
> > My news computer just arrive ;-) The cpu is a AMD 64 FX 55.
> > 
> > I've try to install FreeBSD 53-amd64 but the hard drive is SATA and the
> > boot hang when he detect the drive.
> > 
> > The install work with FreeBSD 53-i386.
> > 
> > I think i can, with many effort, find a another DD with IDE 
> > interface, but my question is : If I install amd64 version where is 
> > the difference between i386 ? Well I forgot to say : I'm not 
> > programer, i'm just use : vi, mozilla, tex... Whit this very 
> > standard applications (and I think this application is not re-write 
> > to use 64 bits cpu) are there some difference betwen 386 version and 
> > amd64 ?
> 
> Well, some things that are keeping me from the AMD64 version of FreeBSD is the 
> lack of support for several programs. Including cvsup, and I don't know any 
> other way to sync the ports-tree or the kernel sources. But that was with 5.2.
> 1. I am not sure if FreeBSD still lacks cvsup.

Not for months now.

Kris
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