Albert Dengg wrote: > On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 01:36:45PM -0300, Bruno Buys wrote: > > >On 9/6/06, Albert Dengg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >>Hash: SHA1 > >> > >>On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 12:51:48AM -0300, Bruno Buys wrote: > >> > >>>I upgraded my cpu to a sempron with 64bit extension (Sempron 3400+ for > >>>754, to be precise). After some googling and reading, I still can't > >>>figure those out: > >>> > >>>- Why do some instruction flags don't appear at /proc/cpuinfo? sse3 and > >>>x86-64, specifically. Do they have different names? (output follows). > >>>According to a tom's hw chart, there's no such thing as a sempron 3400 > >>>for 754 platform without sse3 and x86-64. > >>> > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo > >>>processor : 0 > >>>vendor_id : AuthenticAMD > >>>cpu family : 15 > >>>model : 44 > >>>model name : AMD Hammer Family processor - Model Unknown > >>>stepping : 2 > >>>cpu MHz : 2043.189 > >>>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 lm > >>>3dnowext 3dnow pni > >>>bogomips : 4038.65 > >>> > >>>The machine now runs a 64bit sarge netinstaller (which it didn't > >>>before), so I know the 64bit instructions are there. Is the complete > >>>64bit reinstall worth the hassle? > >> > >>just guessing... > >>what kernel are you using? > > > > >kernel is 2.6.8-2-k7 stock sarge. > > > >i havent tried though i doubt that a normal 686 or k7 kernel supports > > >>either of these extentions and therefore will not test for them... > >> > >>what does it say when you start the amd64 installer and open a console? > > > > > >I didn?t try that. Will try as soon as I get back home. > >thanks for the tips, albert. I?ll try some livecd?s as well. > >One clue: mplayer?s ./configure told me arch is 'k8', instead of 'k7'. > >By the way, here?s the processor: > >http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desktop/details.aspx?opn=SDA3400AIO3BX > > > just fort your comparision, here is the ouput from my athlon64/3200+ (no > sse3): > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo > processor : 0 > vendor_id : AuthenticAMD > cpu family : 15 > model : 31 > model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ > stepping : 0 > cpu MHz : 1000.000 > cache size : 512 KB > 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 fxsr_opt > lm 3dnowext 3dnow lahf_lm > bogomips : 2007.25 > TLB size : 1024 4K pages > clflush size : 64 > cache_alignment : 64 > address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual > power management: ts fid vid ttp > > yours > Albert >
Hi Albert, SSE3 does appear at my cpuinfo, but its called pni, from 'prescott new instructions'. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE3. yours, bruno -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
