Path: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.co   
   !border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!novia!newsfeed.   
   cl.net!proxad.net!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!n   
   ws.astraweb.com!newsrouter-eu.astraweb.com!hwmnpeer01.ams!news.h   
   ghwinds-media.com!hw-filter.ams!newsfe03.ams.POSTED!8704f42a!not-for-mail   
   From: MCR    
   User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070103)   
   MIME-Version: 1.0   
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: AMD64 or I386 on my 64bit CPU?   
   References: <52ue5aF1q2m7kU1@mid.dfncis.de>    
   In-Reply-To:    
   Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed   
   Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit   
   Lines: 33   
   Message-ID:    
   X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsdemon.com   
   NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:52:04 MST   
   Organization: NewsDemon   
   Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:51:33 +0000   
   Xref: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com alt.os.linux.ubuntu:9920   
      
   Marc Thomson wrote:   
   > On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:47:39 +0100, Tom Mueller wrote:   
   >    
   >> Hello Group,   
   >>   
   >> I have an "AMD Turion X2" CPU and have installed Ubuntu for AMD64    
   >> sucessfully.   
   >>   
   >> Now unfortunately I understand, that using a 64bit OS has many    
   >> disadvantages, since you need special drivers (which often aren't supplyed)    
   >> and a whole bunch of software won't work.   
   >>   
   >> Here is my question: Can I install the normal i386 version of Ubuntu on my    
   >> CPU? Which disadvantages would that bring with it?   
   >>   
   >> Thanx for any hint,   
   >>   
   >> Greetings   
   >> Tom   
   >    
   > Yes, you can install the 32-bit version on a 64-bit processor. I'm doing   
   > that right now, actually. You won't get the advantages that 64-bit   
   > provides, but my bet is that you won't notice it.   
   >    
      
   I would concur.  I have a core2duo and use regular ubuntu.  I think the    
   only disadvantage is addressing memory space.  I think from memory that    
   the maximum memory a 32bit OS can access is 3.somthing GB.   
      
   --    
   MCR   
   MAME - History In The Making   
   www.ubuntu.com - Linux for human beings   
   --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5   
    * Origin: Omicron Theta BBS (1:261/20)