From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 21 12:06:03 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDC4416A4CE for ; Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:06:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay103-f21.bay103.hotmail.com [65.54.174.31]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C20743D2F for ; Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:06:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hwang_edward@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 21 Feb 2005 04:06:02 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 211.30.122.147 by by103fd.bay103.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:05:46 GMT X-Originating-IP: [211.30.122.147] X-Originating-Email: [hwang_edward@hotmail.com] X-Sender: hwang_edward@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <20050218120105.B8E3C16A4E4@hub.freebsd.org> From: "Edward Hwang" To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 23:05:46 +1100 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Feb 2005 12:06:02.0412 (UTC) FILETIME=[B66C4EC0:01C5180D] Subject: FreeBSD 5.3 for AMD64 vs i386 version X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:06:03 -0000 Hi, all. I would like to tell about my experience about FreeBSD. Recent few weeks, I've been playing with AMD64 for 5.3-release. I found that there are siginificant difference between i386 and AMD64. Here is following; 1.No sound card driver available in AMD64 whereas i386. 2. ACPI disabled is asked (if you are using Nvidia mainboard chip, then you need to disable ACPI) 3. LINUX compability option avaiable in i386 4. More wireless PC card is supported. Overall, I think i386 version is superior to AMD64 version.. I am not sure for the performance between 32bit and 64bit OS makes difference