Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:24:55 +0200 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.org> To: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Martin Turgeon <turgeon.martin@gmail.com> Subject: Re: i386 with PAE or AMD64 on PowerEdge with 4G RAM Message-ID: <200706220124.l5M1Otob089313@fire.js.berklix.net> In-Reply-To: <868xadj651.fsf@dwp.des.no> 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>
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=?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= wrote: > Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> 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. -- Julian Stacey. Munich Computer Consultant, BSD Unix C Linux. http://berklix.com HTML mail unseen. Ihr Rauch=mein allergischer Kopfschmerz. Dump cigs 4 snuff.
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