From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EKHMN-0001ua-TG for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:27:12 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id j8RFI61Y004478; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:18:06 GMT Received: from mra02.ch.as12513.net (mra02.ch.as12513.net [82.153.252.24]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id j8RFI64Q009640 for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:18:06 GMT Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mra02.ch.as12513.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0360D4766 for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:25:07 +0100 (BST) Received: from mra02.ch.as12513.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mra02.ch.as12513.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 29694-01-29 for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:25:07 +0100 (BST) Received: from iahastie.local.net (213-152-32-28.dsl.eclipse.net.uk [213.152.32.28]) by mra02.ch.as12513.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id F421DD4727 for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:25:06 +0100 (BST) Received: from mail by iahastie.local.net with spam-scanned (Exim 4.50) id 1EKHKH-0003g0-Up for gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:25:06 +0100 Received: from iahastie.local.net ([192.168.20.1] ident=ianh) by iahastie.local.net with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1EKHKH-0003fv-R8 for gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:25:01 +0100 Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:25:01 +0100 From: Ian Hastie To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] sempron make options Message-ID: <20050927162501.0566daf7@iahastie.local.net> In-Reply-To: <1127744514.12142.6.camel@localhost> References: <1127513537.21021.41.camel@localhost.localdomain> <200509232023.44583.xcourse97@charter.net> <1127740868.7311.28.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1127744514.12142.6.camel@localhost> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 1.9.13 (GTK+ 2.6.10; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by Eclipse VIRUSshield at eclipse.net.uk X-Archives-Salt: 468c759d-a124-4b5e-a946-c1936b5e5a38 X-Archives-Hash: 42ca5305785aae84fdb6e8ffbe660809 On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:21:54 -0400 Daniel Gryniewicz wrote: > On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 09:21 -0400, Alvin Thompson wrote: > > On Fri, 2005-09-23 at 20:23 -0500, William Tetrault wrote: > > > Some semprons are 64-bit enabled - these can use amd64 profiles > > > if you want the 64-bit capabilities. The others should stick to > > > athlon-xp profiles and their related make flags. > > > > interesting, thanks! how do i know if mine is 64-bit enabled? it's > > an eMachines M5414 (they apparently produced around 12 of them :). > > this is what /proc/cpu says: > > > > $ cat /proc/cpuinfo > > processor : 0 > > vendor_id : AuthenticAMD > > cpu family : 15 > > model : 8 > > model name : Mobile AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 2800+ > > stepping : 2 > > cpu MHz : 798.356 > > cache size : 256 KB > > fdiv_bug : no > > hlt_bug : no > > f00f_bug : no > > coma_bug : no > > fpu : yes > > fpu_exception : yes > > cpuid level : 1 > > wp : yes > > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr > > pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext > > 3dnowext 3dnow > > bogomips : 1585.15 > > > > it's actually 1.6 GHz throttled down. so if it's 64-bit enabled can > > i use the 64-bit version of linux? what make options should i use? > > > > thanks, > > alvin > > > > It looks like it's not. My cpuinfo has this: > > address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual > As far as I know that only shows in 64 bit mode. He must be running it in 32 bit mode or the question wouldn't arise. Perhaps just trying to boot of a 64 bit, AMD64, Gentoo install disc would show if it is compatible. -- Ian. EOM -- gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list