Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Gentoo on an AMD 64bit portable

2006-06-21 Thread Richard Fish
On 6/16/06, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: and usb-serial converter devices, but I have never used any of them so I need recommendations on alternative serial (rs232C) hardware. I have a USB to RS232 converter that I used to connect to a router. It works great. So I wouldn't worry about find

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Gentoo on an AMD 64bit portable

2006-06-21 Thread Vladimir G. Ivanovic
On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 20:34 +, James wrote: > Hello, > > I've seen snipits of various issues related to running gentoo on a 64 bit > amd processor. In particular, I'd like to get a 'low power' > chip such as the Turion in a portable. I have a Turion MT-32 laptop (ABS Mayhem F-15 A40 which is

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Gentoo on an AMD 64bit portable

2006-06-16 Thread James Ausmus
On 6/16/06, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, I've seen snipits of various issues related to running gentoo on a 64 bit amd processor. In particular, I'd like to get a 'low power' chip such as the Turion in a portable. One of my concerns is whether to use 32 bit or 64 bit Gentoo on a 64 bi

[gentoo-user] OT: Gentoo on an AMD 64bit portable

2006-06-16 Thread James
Hello, I've seen snipits of various issues related to running gentoo on a 64 bit amd processor. In particular, I'd like to get a 'low power' chip such as the Turion in a portable. One of my concerns is whether to use 32 bit or 64 bit Gentoo on a 64 bit AMD portable. Is there a document I can read