Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:18:23 -0400 From: Tim Middleton <x@vex.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pros and Cons of amd64 (versus i386). Message-ID: <e14p68$h9h$1@sea.gmane.org> References: <ef10de9a0604052230y1efb39fdvd78ae6086e9218f7@mail.gmail.com>
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Skipping all of your technical questions I'll tell you my experience. The only regret i have is one that makes me sometimes wish I'd not upgraded my desktop 64 bit... the dri drivers for xorg lock up my box (ATI card). This has been a thorn in my side for over 6 months now, but I just haven't had the time to try to debug and deal with it... Other than that, things have worked out quite nice. The way I get around the occasional software compatibility problems is that I run 32 bit linux emulation for a couple of things... amazingly enough this works (though i seem to recall I had to hack a Make file somewhere in ports to make it ignore DRI or something... sorry, hazy memory). I don't use it very often, so I don't mind. Until there are 64 bit versions for FreeBsd I have OpenOffice 2, and Skype, and a couple of other things running as 32bit linux apps. I'm actually just running generic kernel these days... i just can't be bothered compiling even a kernel for my desktop system... that's how lazy (or busy) I am. Works fine. -- Tim Middleton | Vex.Net | One afternoon, disgusted, bravo, you fall x@veX.net | VexTech.ca | asleep. --T.Lilburn (MS)
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