Re: fc3-64 for a newby?

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--- Craig Carver <arawn1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jonathan Berry wrote:
> 
> >On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:48:47 -0800 (PST), Jason
> Hiller
> ><jasonchiller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>I want to get some opinions on whether Fedora
> Core-64
> >>is a good choice for a Linux newby.  I have some
> >>experience w/ Linux but not a great deal.  I am
> going
> >>to buy a new computer and was considering getting
> a
> >>AMD-64 chip.  I am going to run Fedora Core
> >>exclusively on the new machine.  Is installing and
> >>running FC-64 within the grasp of a Linux beginner
> or
> >>should I stick with i386?  Are there any other
> >>drawbacks to going with FC-64 vs. FC-i386?  Any
> >>opinions are appreciated.  Also, if this is the
> wrong
> >>place to ask this type of question please redirect
> me.
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Hi Jason,
> >I'd say definitely go with an AMD64 chip and
> definitely go with the
> >64-bit version.  You should not really have any
> trouble with it more
> >than you would with the 32-bit version.  I'd say if
> you can do the
> >i386 version, you can do x86_64.  The only thing I
> have not been able
> >to do with FC x86_64 is use my (Broadcom) wireless
> with ndiswrapper
> >(it's a laptop), though this may be working in the
> near future.  For
> >anything that does not yet work with 64-bit, you
> can install the
> >32-bit and run it.  For instance, you can install
> 32-bit Firefox to
> >get flash and java plugins to work.  Most things
> work with 64-bit
> >though, and those that don't will in time.  If you
> have the disk
> >space, you can even dual boot the x86_64 and i386
> versions.
> >
> >Jonathan
> >
> >  
> >
> All-in-all I've got no stability issues with my
> x86_64 system, however 
> there are some things to consider if you're planning
> to get a Nvidia 
> video card.  The 64-bit drivers have a bug with the
> mouse pointer on 
> PCIe systems, SLI in particular.  They (Nvidia) know
> about it and it 
> should be fixed in the next driver release.
> 
> If you're wanting to go 64-bit, check out the
> components you want to get 
> for compatability...  it may just save you a
> headache or two. 
> 
> Other than the mouse on my system, it's stable as
> heck, and wasn't any 
> more difficult to install or run than the i386
> version.
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Where is the best place to look for hardware that is
compatible with fc3-64?


		
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