On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 10:31:30PM -0500, "Benjamen R. Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> As you have an Intel Core Duo, you should have the EMT64E version - > Intel's version of the AMD64 instruction set - thus x86-64 compatible. > Best place to check is Intel's website - here's what I found: > http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sspec=sl9dv > http://developer.intel.com/design/mobile/core/duodocumentation.htm > With EMT64E, you will be able to compile for 64-bit mode using the > x86-64 builds. (You can only use Intel64 if you have the Itanium procs > if memory serves.) > However, unless you specifically install the x86-64/AMD64/64-bit > version, you will have a 32-bit x86 environment and kernel. You can > upgrade if you like...see other threads for that info. > HTH, > Ben Let's say this processor supports 64 bits, what whould I gain from migrating to x86_64 I mean would it be faster??? I've never owned/worked on a 64bit machine before so excuse my lack of knowledge :) Thank you > Wael Nasreddine wrote: > > Hello, > > It's been like 6 months I'm using the arch i686, but today I saw on this > > page[1] something that confused me, saying that I have an x86_64 arch I > > have a > > Toshiba A135-S4427 with Intel dual core 1.73Ghz here's the output of > > /proc/cpuinfo > > ---- CUT > > processor : 0 > > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > > cpu family : 6 > > model : 14 > > model name : Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2250 @ 1.73GHz > > stepping : 8 > > cpu MHz : 800.000 > > cache size : 2048 KB > > physical id : 0 > > siblings : 2 > > core id : 0 > > cpu cores : 2 > > fdiv_bug : no > > hlt_bug : no > > f00f_bug : no > > coma_bug : no > > fpu : yes > > fpu_exception : yes > > cpuid level : 10 > > wp : yes > > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca > > cmov pat clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe constant_tsc > > arch_perfmon bts pni monitor est tm2 xtpr > > bogomips : 3460.63 > > clflush size : 64 > > processor : 1 > > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > > cpu family : 6 > > model : 14 > > model name : Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2250 @ 1.73GHz > > stepping : 8 > > cpu MHz : 800.000 > > cache size : 2048 KB > > physical id : 0 > > siblings : 2 > > core id : 1 > > cpu cores : 2 > > fdiv_bug : no > > hlt_bug : no > > f00f_bug : no > > coma_bug : no > > fpu : yes > > fpu_exception : yes > > cpuid level : 10 > > wp : yes > > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca > > cmov pat clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe constant_tsc > > arch_perfmon bts pni monitor est tm2 xtpr > > bogomips : 3457.55 > > clflush size : 64 > > ---- CUT > > So which arch do I really have?? > > [1]: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f8/en_US/sn-which-arch.html -- Wael Nasreddine http://wael.nasreddine.com PGP: 1024D/C8DD18A2 06F6 1622 4BC8 4CEB D724 DE12 5565 3945 C8DD 18A2 .: An infinite number of monkeys typing into GNU emacs, would never make a good program. (L. Torvalds 1995) :.
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