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ecce Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 22 Oct 2005 Posts: 92
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:53 pm Post subject: quick question: what release for c2d? |
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Sitting here with nothing but links2 to surf with, so please help me with this: Which release is best to download for a C2D? Will AMD64 work or is it ia64 the one I should pick? |
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Paapaa l33t
Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 955 Location: Finland
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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If you want 64-bit then AMD64 is the correct one. If you want 32-bit then use i686. There _might_ be problems with JMicron PATA controller with 2006.1 CD. Report back if you have problems. |
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floffe Guru
Joined: 24 Nov 2003 Posts: 414 Location: Linköping, Sweden
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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Don't try IA64, won't work. It's for Itaniums. |
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d2_racing Bodhisattva
Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 13047 Location: Ste-Foy,Canada
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:03 am Post subject: |
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IMOO, you can just install a 32 bits i686 installation, because I think that the x86_64 can be pretty hard to install and also when you have a x86_64, I think that you can have both 32-bits and 64 bits application, so it can become a real mess to use. |
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Monkeh Veteran
Joined: 06 Aug 2005 Posts: 1656 Location: England
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:38 am Post subject: |
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d2_racing wrote: | because I think that the x86_64 can be pretty hard to install |
Not really. It's no different to x86..
Quote: | and also when you have a x86_64, I think that you can have both 32-bits and 64 bits application, so it can become a real mess to use. |
You can have both 32 and 64 bit programs, but it only becomes a mess if you make it one. |
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ecce Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 22 Oct 2005 Posts: 92
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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System up now, and I have used it for about a week. I really can't complain about the speed, compiling code is lightning fast compared to my old AMD2400+. Two cores makes all the difference in the world!
64 bits brought some problems along just as expected:
* Sun java won't work out of the box. There's some doc about using the 32-bit version at java.com, but I'll guess that means Firefox must also be compiled 32-bit, and that means QT has to be 32-bit and so on (since calling 32-bit stuff from 64-bit applications doesn't usually work right?). That poor useless blackdown java thing works (kind of), but things look like S**T and firefox bails out all the time. I finally removed the plugin symlink and now soldier on without java support.
* Flash 9 doesn't like 64 bits either. Really annoying, a lot of web pages requires flash. |
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d2_racing Bodhisattva
Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 13047 Location: Ste-Foy,Canada
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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That's why a 32 bits installation is more simple than a 64 bits installation. |
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aidanjt Veteran
Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 1118 Location: Rep. of Ireland
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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ecce wrote: | System up now, and I have used it for about a week. I really can't complain about the speed, compiling code is lightning fast compared to my old AMD2400+. Two cores makes all the difference in the world!
64 bits brought some problems along just as expected:
* Sun java won't work out of the box. There's some doc about using the 32-bit version at java.com, but I'll guess that means Firefox must also be compiled 32-bit, and that means QT has to be 32-bit and so on (since calling 32-bit stuff from 64-bit applications doesn't usually work right?). That poor useless blackdown java thing works (kind of), but things look like S**T and firefox bails out all the time. I finally removed the plugin symlink and now soldier on without java support.
* Flash 9 doesn't like 64 bits either. Really annoying, a lot of web pages requires flash. |
Hint.. nsplugin-wrapper |
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Lloeki Guru
Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 437 Location: France
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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nspw doesn't work with java. flash is fine with it though. _________________ Moved to using Arch Linux
Life is meant to be lived, not given up...
HOLY COW I'M TOTALLY GOING SO FAST OH F*** |
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