8 Feb
2009
8 Feb
'09
15:00
Eric Springer wrote:
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 12:02 AM, Anders Johansson
wrote: I'm not sure what you're trying to say here, but if your CPU weren't an x86_64, the x86_64 wouldn't boot at all. The x86_64 kernel uses the x86_64 instruction set, so.....
Anders
Why is that? I never got great marks in system programming -- but I don't see what you're saying.
The x86_64 kernel uses an instruction set that assumes a 64bit register set which the Pentium 4 does not have. I would love to see the output from uname along with cpuinfo from that system. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (1.56°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org