Re: Which architecture?

From: Nate Lawson (nate_at_root.org)
Date: 12/30/03

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To: Mobasher Sobhan <moba2k@yahoo.com>

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    On Tue, 30 Dec 2003, Mobasher Sobhan wrote:
    > I'm a rookie with FreeBSD. I'm confused by which
    > platform of freebsd could be installed on various IBM
    > compatible/windows boxes. I have one pc with AMD
    > Athlon 2GHz and another running on Pentium III. I
    > assumed i386 (because of "x86"), but when I clicked on
    > a link on a link "i386" under platforms supported, it
    > took me to something "Samba" or something related.
    > Should I get it from "ISO-IMAGES-amd64" directory in
    > the ftp instead? Or is that for AMD's more advanced
    > server processors?

    Install the i386 version of FreeBSD for all ia32 boxes, including Intel,
    AMD, Cyrix. The amd64 arch is for the new 64 bit Opterons (i.e. FX64).

    -Nate
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