Re: FreeBSD installation on AMD64

2008-04-16 Thread sergio lenzi
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

Re: FreeBSD installation on AMD64

2008-04-16 Thread Dominic Fandrey
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

Re: FreeBSD installation on AMD64

2008-04-01 Thread Danny Pansters
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

Re: FreeBSD installation on AMD64

2008-04-01 Thread Bob Johnson
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

Re: FreeBSD installation on AMD64

2008-04-01 Thread Ivan Voras
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

FreeBSD installation on AMD64

2008-04-01 Thread Sébastien Morand
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