x86-64 box

[Walter Dnes]

On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 02:36:29PM -0400, Christopher Browne wrote

> And if you want to make sure that your CPU will be busy compiling
> things from now on, I believe that Gentoo has an AMD64 release.

  From what I've seen on the Gentoo list so far, AMD64 is one of the
more unstable ports of Gentoo.  Another problem is that many, if not
most, AMD64 systems seem to ship with nVidia motherboards.  nVidia
refuses to release its specs and insists on you using their proprietary
drivers.  When you build a new kernel, you have to include the nVidia
binary modules... otherwise the built-in graphics, built-in sound, and
built-in NIC stop functioning.  And there are some instances where you
simply *CANNOT* get the binary drivers to run on newer kernels.  Sure,
you can go out and buy a separate video card, a separate audio card, and
a separate NIC.  And you end up with an AMD system that costs more than
a comparable Intel system.

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