Re: Dual Xeon Kernel?

From: Simon Buchanan (nmc_at_orcon.net.nz)
Date: 11/30/04

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    Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:00:03 +1300
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    Is there a benifit to running in 64bit mode? This is a mail server
    running postfix and DBmail.

    Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote:
    > On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:38:43 +1300, Simon Buchanan <nmc@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
    >
    >>Hi There,
    >>
    >>I am just about to install sarge onto a dual xeon (Nocona 800MHz FSB)
    >>server... and just checking the kernel with 'atp-cache search
    >>kernel-image'. Im wanting to use the 2.6 kernel... so would this be the
    >>correct kernel-image?:
    >>
    >>kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on
    >>PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/PIV.
    >
    >
    > If you'd run it in 32bit mode, yes. Since it's a dual processor, get
    > the SMP-enabled kernel
    >
    > If you're to run it in 64bit mode, you'd need to get the kernel
    > compiled with amd64-generic/ em64t support (preferrably the
    > SMP-enabled ones), then use the debian-amd64 port. 

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