<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><DIV><DIV>On 28-Apr-06, at 13:35, Phillip Qin wrote:</DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <P><FONT size="2">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.</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>In a hacking environment, cool. But for production, if you don't _need_ 64 bit, why deal with the headaches? </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>If you do need 64 bit, don't buy a Xeon to run it on.</DIV><DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Drew</DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P><FONT size="2">-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">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</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">Sent: April 28, 2006 1:27 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">To: <A href="mailto:tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org">tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org</A></FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">Subject: Re: [TLUG]: EM64T and linux</FONT> </P><P><FONT size="2">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:</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">> I know I shall post it to debian's user list. But does anyone know whether</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">> Debian 3.0 woody supports Intel EM64T architecture? I am trying to order a</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">> server. But Dell only ships Xeon with EM64T architecture.</FONT> </P><P><FONT size="2">Do you want to run it as a 32 bit system? Or 64 bit?</FONT> </P><P><FONT size="2">If you run in 32 bit mode, then it shouldn't present any particularly</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">special problems.</FONT> </P><P><FONT size="2">It may be more interesting in 64 bit mode, as Debian/AMD-64 has been</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">released recently...</FONT> </P><P><FONT size="2"><A href="http://www.debian.org/ports/amd64/" target="_blank">http://www.debian.org/ports/amd64/</A></FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">--</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2"><A href="http://www3.sympatico.ca/cbbrowne/linux.html" target="_blank">http://www3.sympatico.ca/cbbrowne/linux.html</A></FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">absolutely no good." -- Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784)</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">--</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: <A href="http://tlug.ss.org" target="_blank">http://tlug.ss.org</A></FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">How to UNSUBSCRIBE: <A href="http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml" target="_blank">http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml</A></FONT> </P><P><FONT size="2">!DSPAM:4452508b61882855512685!</FONT> </P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>