From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 22 09:13:10 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2858D16A46C for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:13:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xistence@0x58.com) Received: from mailexchange.osnn.net (1e.66.5646.static.theplanet.com [70.86.102.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id ED5AB13C43E for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:13:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xistence@0x58.com) Received: (qmail 41695 invoked by uid 0); 22 Jun 2007 08:42:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.10.10.22?) (xistence@0x58.com@72.208.132.56) by mailexchange.osnn.net with SMTP; 22 Jun 2007 08:42:43 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) In-Reply-To: <200706220124.l5M1Otob089313@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <4676BAF0.4030703@gmail.com> <20070618180813.GA13003@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <322073cc0706181415o17ecd532i971d8bdf5ea1dafd@mail.gmail.com> <20070618221022.GA17952@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <868xadj651.fsf@dwp.des.no> <200706220124.l5M1Otob089313@fire.js.berklix.net> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=sha1; boundary=Apple-Mail-2-183841032; protocol="application/pkcs7-signature" Message-Id: From: Bert JW Regeer Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:46:27 -0700 To: hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: i386 with PAE or AMD64 on PowerEdge with 4G RAM X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:13:10 -0000 --Apple-Mail-2-183841032 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed On Jun 21, 2007, at 6:24 PM, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= wrote: >> Jeremy Chadwick writes: >>> Like I said, I don't run 64-bit OSes because I prefer compatibility. >>> Believe me, the instant you run into some quirky problem with >>> either the >>> kernel or any of its subsystems, or a third-party program (from >>> ports or >>> otherwise), the first thing you'll be told is "it works for me on >>> i386, >>> have you tried i386?" >> >> Absolute nonsense. FreeBSD is just as solid on amd64 as on i386, and > > A while back I reverted my AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ > (2010.06-MHz 686-class CPU) from 64 to 32 bit, 'cos of bad ports. > ls /var/db/pkg | wc -l # 536 Not that I use them all, they just > accumulate. FreeBSD is as solid as damp cement on many old laptops > ( http://berklix.org/~jhs/hardware/laptops/ ) ie doesn't install > beyond > 4.11. No time for ports pain as well as base install failures. Eh? I would like to contest this statement. I own several old Thinkpads, an Toshiba Portege and NONE of them have had any problems what so ever. My Toshiba is running -CURRENT without any issues what so ever. Damp cement? WTH? > > -- > Julian Stacey. Munich Computer Consultant, BSD Unix C Linux. http:// > berklix.com > HTML mail unseen. Ihr Rauch=mein allergischer Kopfschmerz. Dump > cigs 4 snuff. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --Apple-Mail-2-183841032--