Re: Re: amd64 / x86-64 as i386? [Going OT]

[Didde Brockman <didde.brockman@starring.se>]

Thanks for all your answers. It's good to hear that I won't be "limited" to a specific port.

Just one more question; is this particular CPU not used to its fullest extent while running the i386 port? What I mean is to ask if the Athlon 64's are good 32-bit processors or if I'd be utilizing it poorly not running the amd64 port. Perhaps a dumb question, but I hope you get my point.

Thanks again for your help. People on the Debian mailinglists are probably the most helpful ones around  =)


//d.

On 12 jan 2005, at 22.01, Alex Perry wrote:

> The machine I'm typing at is an Athlon64 3000+ running standard Debian/Testing/i386.  It has no special modifications ... other than a custom compiled kernel to handle our specific engineering needs for USB drivers.  It is rock solid (as are the other half dozen we have around here).
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> The purpose of this list is to discuss the 64 bit build of Debian for Unstable and Testing.  For me, the 64 bit Debian/Unstable/amd64 has been just as reliable as the Debian/Unstable/i386 but your mileage may vary of course.  We use the 32 bit and 64 bit versions depending on the needs of the specific situation.  The combination of dual boot, plus biarch kernels and chroots, means we can easily switch or mix-and-match as needed.
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> Didde Brockman wrote:
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> > Hey all!
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> > Sorry about me coming with this stuped question, but I have browsed the documentation for the amd64 port but did not find a complete answer. I will be ordering a new system in couple of days time and through a local reseller I got a _really_ good offer on an AMD Athlon 64 2800+ CPU. Almost too good to resist...
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> > Anyway, I want to run Debian (testing or unstable) on the final machine and I did not not even come to think of the fact that the CPU has a 64-bit architecture until now! So, is it possible to run the i386 "version" of testing or unstable on this particular CPU or will I be limited to the amd64 port?
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> > I googled on the matter and all I found was some outdated posts about Athlon 64's segfaulting on basically everything... Is this still the case?
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> > Does anyone have any experience on running Debian on this CPU? I'd _really_ appreciate any pointers. Again, sorry about the level of this question  =)