Error with kernel PAE option

Manolis Kiagias sonic2000gr at gmail.com
Tue Oct 21 10:48:37 PDT 2008


Robert Fitzpatrick wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 20:30 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote:
>   
>> Is it a 64bit CPU? The AMD64 version of FreeBSD supports the Intel
>> 64bit 
>> (Core2 / Quad / Xeon / Pentium 4 / Pentium D) processors as well, 
>> regardless of the "AMD" in its name.
>>     
>
> It is an Intel Xeon 2.4GHz processor, but I was told yesterday here on
> the list that if LM does not appear in the AMD Features line of dmesg,
> then it does not support amd64. I looked at another server we have here
> now running amd64 FreeBSD and I see the AMD Features line with LM, but
> on this server, no AMD Features line whatsoever. I am getting 'BTX
> halted' when trying to install FreeBSD-amd64 on this server. The other
> server we have running it has Xeon 3.0GHz procs, I thought that was
> kinda weird that the two servers were really close in spec, but one
> would not run amd64 :/
>
> This would be my preferred option if I can get it to install.
>
>   
Well, LM is the flag for x86-64. You are probably running a 32bit Xeon CPU.


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