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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>But all the servers Dell offers use the
EM64T. I have no choice. The port does say “</span></font>The port
consists of kernels for all AMD 64bit CPUs with <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>AMD64</span></i> extension and all Intel CPUs with <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>EM64T</span></i> extension, and a common 64bit
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owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Andrew Hammond<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> April 28, 2006 3:38 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [TLUG]: EM64T and
linux</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On 28-Apr-06, at 13:35, Phillip Qin wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>It says
"compilation time optimization uses a common base for AMD64/EM64T instead
of legacy i386 cruft" but doesn't mention anything else about the EM64T. I
am not familiar with the new 64-bit technology but I will give it a try.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>In a hacking environment, cool. But for production, if you don't
_need_ 64 bit, why deal with the headaches? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>If you do need 64 bit, don't buy a Xeon to run it on.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>-----Original
Message-----</span></font> <br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>From: <a
href="mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org">owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org</a> [<a
href="mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org">mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org</a>] On Behalf Of
Christopher Browne</span></font> <br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sent: April 28, 2006 1:27 PM</span></font>
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<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>To: <a href="mailto:tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org">tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org</a></span></font>
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<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Subject: Re: [TLUG]: EM64T and
linux</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>On
4/28/06, Phillip Qin <<a href="mailto:Phillip.Qin-szgMhqSEIEG+XT7JhA+gdA@public.gmane.org">Phillip.Qin-szgMhqSEIEG+XT7JhA+gdA@public.gmane.org</a>>
wrote:</span></font> <br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>> I know I shall post it to
debian's user list. But does anyone know whether</span></font> <br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>> Debian 3.0 woody supports
Intel EM64T architecture? I am trying to order a</span></font> <br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>> server. But Dell only ships
Xeon with EM64T architecture.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Do you
want to run it as a 32 bit system? Or 64 bit?</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>If you
run in 32 bit mode, then it shouldn't present any particularly</span></font> <br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>special problems.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>It may be
more interesting in 64 bit mode, as Debian/AMD-64 has been</span></font> <br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>released recently...</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://www.debian.org/ports/amd64/" target="_blank">http://www.debian.org/ports/amd64/</a></span></font>
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