Re: 64-bit?

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

port-amd64 should handle this CPU just fine.

On Tue, 17 Aug 2010, der Mouse wrote:

> I have a laptop with
>
> cpu0: "Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T7100  @ 1.80GHz"
> cpu1: "Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T7100  @ 1.80GHz"
>
> According to everything I've been able find, this CPU is 64-bit-capable
> (eg, http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=29759 says "Instruction Set
> 64-bit" and "Intel® 64 Yes".
>
> Is NetBSD capable of running 64-bit on this hardware?  Looking at the
> ports list, I see alpha, amd64, ia64, sparc64, and xen specifically
> called out as 64-bit.  Of these, I know alpha and sparc64 well enough
> to know there's no point thinking about them here.  And, in this case,
> I am not interested in xen.
>
> This leaves amd64 and ia64.  Based on a little poking around, I think
> ia64 will not work but amd64 will.  But before I start haring off on
> wild-goose chases (to mix metaphors), I thought I'd sanity-check my
> understanding with some people who are likely to know. :)
>
> Comments?  Am I off base, or not?
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