amd64 won't install on Core Duo

[Ross Cameron]

What system board revision does you're Thinkpad have?
    You can use CPU-Z (http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php) to check on this.

The revision 3 and above system boards can run 64bit OS's.

Also if you're CPU is one of the following a a BIOS upgrade/setting
may enable the full set of processor features :
SL9K4	2.33 GHz	T2700	2	667 MHz	65 nm	D0	2 MB	Micro-FCBGA	N/A
SL9JN	2.16 GHz	T2600	2	667 MHz	65 nm	D0	2 MB	Micro-FCPGA	N/A
SL8VS	2.16 GHz	T2600	2	667 MHz	65 nm	C0	2 MB	Micro-FCBGA	N/A
SL9K3	2.16 GHz	T2600	2	667 MHz	65 nm	D0	2 MB	Micro-FCBGA	N/A
SL9EH	2 GHz	T2500	2	667 MHz	65 nm	D0	2 MB	Micro-FCPGA	N/A
SL8VP	2 GHz	T2500	2	667 MHz	65 nm	C0	2 MB	Micro-FCPGA	N/A
SL9K2	2 GHz	T2500	2	667 MHz	65 nm	D0	2 MB	Micro-FCBGA	N/A
SL9JU	1.83 GHz	L2500	2	667 MHz	65 nm	D0	2 MB	Micro-FCBGA	N/A
SL8VU	1.83 GHz	T2400	2	667 MHz	65 nm	C0	2 MB	Micro-FCBGA	N/A
SL9JZ	1.83 GHz	T2400	2	667 MHz	65 nm	D0	2 MB	Micro-FCBGA	N/A
SL9JM	1.83 GHz	T2400	2	667 MHz	65 nm	D0	2 MB	Micro-FCPGA	N/A
SL8VW	1.66 GHz	L2400	2	667 MHz	65 nm	C0	2 MB	Micro-FCBGA	N/A
SL8VV	1.66 GHz	T2300	2	667 MHz	65 nm	C0	2 MB	Micro-FCBGA	N/A
SL9JT	1.66 GHz	L2400	2	667 MHz	65 nm	D0	2 MB	Micro-FCBGA	N/A
SL9JL	1.66 GHz	T2300	2	667 MHz	65 nm	D0	2 MB	Micro-FCPGA	N/A
SL9JS	1.50 GHz	L2300	2	667 MHz	65 nm	C0	2 MB	Micro-FCBGA	N/A
SL8VX	1.50 GHz	L2300	2	667 MHz	65 nm	C0	2 MB	Micro-FCBGA	N/A
SL99V	1.20 GHz	U2500	2	533 MHz	65 nm	C0	2 MB	Micro-FCBGA	N/A
SL99W	1.06 GHz	U2400	2	533 MHz	65 nm	C0	2 MB	Micro-FCBGA	N/A






On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 2:28 AM, Chad Perrin <perrin at apotheon.com> wrote:
> The amd64 arch installer for 8.0-RELEASE fails to start on a ThinkPad T60
> with an Intel Centrino Core Duo.  What am I doing wrong?
>
> error message:
>
>    CPU doesn't support long mode
>
> --
> Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
>



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