Re: Confused about 64-bit architectures.
On Thursday 23 February 2006 11:55, Adam Funk wrote:
> On 2006-02-23, Justin Guerin <jguerin@cso.atmel.com> wrote:
> >> Is there a table anywhere that lists processors by their common names
> >> and tells which kernels will work on which ones?
> >
> > I hope the list on http://www.debian.org/ports/ gives you the
> > information you seek. If not, what is missing? It may yet be out
> > there...
>
> It gives the information -- but not in a dumbed-down enough format for
> me. For example, nowhere on that page is the word "Xeon" mentioned,
> so if I bought a Xeon computer, for example, I wouldn't know from that
> page alone to install AMD64.
You're right, but in the case of Xeon, it's because Intel makes both 32 bit
and 64 bit (EM64T) Xeon branded CPUs. I don't know if that situation
exists with other processors, but I wouldn't be surprised.
It sounds like what you want is something that says "Intel PIII processors
use the i386 port" ... etc. I don't know if that exists, but I agree it
would be a good resource. Perhaps someone could put up a page on
wiki.debian.org?
Justin
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