Re: amd64 / x86-64 as i386?
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).
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.
Didde Brockman wrote:
Hey all!
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...
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?
I googled on the matter and all I found was some outdated posts about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?
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 =)
//d.
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