> > I tried 7.1-BETA2 , but unfortunately the same problem happened. I > tried > > (for the sake of argument) Debian debian-40r5-amd64 , and it wouldn't > boot > > either -- it said "Your CPU does not support long mode, please use a > 32bit > > distribution". > > This means your processor does not support 64-bit mode. > > > How would I support over 4GB of ram with only i386 distributions? > > There is only one option: use PAE mode, which has drawbacks. You can > read about what PAE is on Wikipedia. > > Note that not all drivers are PAE mode compatible on FreeBSD. You > should be able to install i386 FreeBSD with success, then rebuild your > kernel with PAE enabled. Look at /sys/i386/conf/PAE for an example > configuration -- you'll see all of the drivers you have to disable for > PAE to work successfully. If your system uses any of these drivers, > PAE > mode will not work for you, in which case you should upgrade your > hardware. > > -- > | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | > | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | > | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | > | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |
Is my issue related to non-supporting of 64bit mode (2x Dual Xeons in the DL360 G3) , or perhaps due to a boot loader bug? I found this PR : 91492 freebsd- amd64 feedback serious medium current-us [boot] BTX halted In any case , the latest 6.4/7.1 Snapshot produced the same BTX Halt error. I'll just use i386 w/ PAE for now I suppose. I haven't tested AMD64 with DL360 G4's or DL360 G5's , but I'd appreciate if anyone has tested those generations w/ FreeBSD AMD64 , to let me know if the problem persists in some form. Thank you. _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
