Come to think of it, my main concern for this laptop (CQ40-115AU) is it's wifi, altec lansing audio and it's webcam whether anyone ever got them working on Lenny AMD64. Now still googling on that.
2009/1/6 lostson <lost...@lostsonsvault.org>: > On Tue, 2009-01-06 at 15:07 +0200, Johann Spies wrote: >> On Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 08:40:48PM +0800, Umarzuki Mochlis wrote: >> > I just got my Compaq laptop CQ40-115AU and I want to install Lenny >> > AMD64. What's the different if I use AMD64 instead of i386. My main >> > use of laptop is for word processing and virtualization. >> > >> > Can any of AMD64 user share their experience or perhaps a bit of advice? >> >> Points of difficulty can be: >> >> 1. Third party software that is not available. In my case I have to >> run at least one i386-system to handle my scanner because the scanner >> software from epkowa is not available for the 64-bit environment. >> Skype and Googleearth are other examples. This problem can at least >> in the case of Skype and Googleearth be solved by installing the >> ia32-libraries. >> >> 2. Up till recently flash was also a problem but there is now a 64-bit >> version of Adobe's flashplugin available. >> >> I don't know what you are using for word processing. I use LaTeX. >> Tools like Openoffice, Abiword ek Koffice works well on 64 bit. >> >> For virtualization I use a 64-version of Sun's VirtualBox. Debian >> packages are available. On our servers (also 64-bit) we use Debian's >> Xen without problems. >> >> I recently got a new Lenovo Thinkpad R61i and started out with Lenny >> 64-bit. However, I had several problems (like losing my network >> connections intermittently) and in the end installed >> Ubuntu Hardy amd64 and it had less problems - maybe because Ubuntu >> uses drivers of which the license is not allowed in debian. >> >> Regards >> Johann >> -- >> Johann Spies Telefoon: 021-808 4036 >> Informasietegnologie, Universiteit van Stellenbosch >> >> "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the >> children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy >> neighbour as thyself. I am the LORD." >> Leviticus 19:18 >> >> > Personally I am using 64 and have really had no problems at all. All > the software i needed was readily available. I have had no hiccups or > serious problems at all. And this may be trivial but rebuilding debs for > 64 if you absolutely need them really is easier than one might think. If > you have a 64 you might as well use 64. I am using debian lenny if that > makes any difference to you. Hope it all goes well for you, and good > luck. > -- > LostSon > > http://lostsonsvault.org > > Debian Lenny on amd64 > -- Regards, Umarzuki Mochlis http://gameornot.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
