Subject: Re: Intel x86_64 chips (Pentium 4 EMT)
To: List Mail User <track@Plectere.com>
From: Frank van der Linden <fvdl@netbsd.org>
List: port-amd64
Date: 02/19/2005 22:42:20
On Sat, Feb 19, 2005 at 12:46:44PM -0800, List Mail User wrote:
> 	Has anyone tried yet to run the "amd64" port on either a XEON or
> a Pentium 4 EMT (i.e. Intel's flavor of x86_64 - they do work w/ the MS
> beta software, and according to source internal to MS, both the prototypes
> with and without the added 'NX' bit/capability work for them, just no stack
> protection without the 'NX' bit - Also, the prototypes withut the 'NX' bit
> are in 478 pin packages and will never be released)?

It should "just work", but I haven't had a chance to try it myself..

- Frank