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Sex, 2006-04-07 =E0s 00:18 -0400, Tim Middleton escreveu:
> 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 m=
y
> desktop 64 bit... the dri drivers for xorg lock up my box (ATI card). Thi=
s
> 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... =20

My amd64 desktop works fine, also with ATI card. There are always
problems. I have them with ehci, but the same problem with amd64 and
i386.

I suppose every hardware/os change must imply some compatibility
testing.

Miguel