I use an ACER notebook 5050 with 2 partitions (one i386, and other
amd64)
the amd64 is faster, the software is very stable, and everything
works...
I do not use the sleep mode, the freebsd kernel keeps the processor
halted when not
in use, so the battery lasts longer, and the boot (total boot is
Sébastien Morand wrote:
Hi,
...
So before reinstalling everything, I'd like to know :
Is it a reasonable choice (in terme of performance, reliability, and
compatibility terms) to install i386 over amd64 arch?
For a desktop i386 is still the better choice and unless you have more than 3G
of R
On Tuesday 01 April 2008 15:06:24 Ivan Voras wrote:
> Sébastien Morand wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm new in FreeBSD, I'm used to GNU/Linux from many years but I'm trying
> > to migrate to FreeBSD.
> > My hardware is AMD64 / 1GB RAM / envy24ht network car / nVidia 7300GS GC
> > / USB Scanner / HP 660 P
On 4/1/08, Ivan Voras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sébastien Morand wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm new in FreeBSD, I'm used to GNU/Linux from many years but I'm trying
> to
> > migrate to FreeBSD.
> > My hardware is AMD64 / 1GB RAM / envy24ht network car / nVidia 7300GS GC /
> > USB Scanner / HP 660 Pr
Sébastien Morand wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm new in FreeBSD, I'm used to GNU/Linux from many years but I'm trying to
> migrate to FreeBSD.
> My hardware is AMD64 / 1GB RAM / envy24ht network car / nVidia 7300GS GC /
> USB Scanner / HP 660 Printer
This looks like a desktop computer, with multimedia capab
Hi,
I'm new in FreeBSD, I'm used to GNU/Linux from many years but I'm trying to
migrate to FreeBSD.
My hardware is AMD64 / 1GB RAM / envy24ht network car / nVidia 7300GS GC /
USB Scanner / HP 660 Printer
So nothing to worry about except the AMD64. I read that FreeBSD i386
installation is faster o