[LAU] Migrating to 64-bit

[david]

Chuckk Hubbard wrote:
> On 6/18/07, *david* <gnome at hawaii.rr.com <mailto:gnome at hawaii.rr.com>> 
> wrote:
> 
>     Chuckk Hubbard wrote:
> 
> 
>  
> 
>      > Alas, me, I can't get my ethernet, wireless, or audio to work
>     with any
>      > linux.  Got the machine in November, and supposedly those issues have
>      > been worked out, but I can't get around them.
>      >
>      > So I guess a gotcha is if you don't check all the hardware for
>     drivers
>      > first.
> 
>     My understanding is that there are still fewer 64-bit device drivers
>     than 32-bit ones. I don't know. Only computer I've encountered that
>     wouldn't run Linux was an old Dell; it would try to boot but nothing I
>     tried would get it past freezing. But I'm a bottom feeder, 64-bit
>     machines aren't in my price range.
> 
> I hear that.  Apparently the only 64-bit machines in my price range take 
> the lowest bidder for wireless and audio chips.

Hmm, the Atheros wireless chipsets seem to have good support in general 
- I'd think one of theirs would work. Don't know about audio chips - my 
cheapie is an Intel and it works good enough for my composition work.

-- 
David
gnome at hawaii.rr.com
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