AussieJohn Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 After doing some reading at various threads here at MUB, I am wondering if I have made a mistake in using 2008-Spring . I hope I understand correctly that the Processor I now have is a 64bit one. Isn't there supposed to be a 64bit version of Mandriva required which just hasn't been released yet or is that no longer the case ???. I hope someone can put my mind at ease. Or maybe that is the reason for some of my niggly problems with both 2008-Free and 2008-Spring. Cheers. John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igotnoluck Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 I have a 64bit CPU and I'm using 2008-Free (32 bit) and nothing is out of the ordinary here :) in the beginning of my Linux experiments I've installed the 64bit version and there where a lot of problems (drivers, programs, packages) after i moved to the 32 bit everything is smooth (so far :) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 There is a 64bit version - on this Japanese mirror, for instance. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 John: in a nutshell, if you don't have 8 GB of RAM installed, then you shouldn't bother about the 64-bit version. If you have 4GB installed with the 32-bit version, you'll be able to use approximately 3GB of it. You can use the whole 4GB by installing a himem kernel and enabling PAE in the computer BIOS, but this will affect the performance negatively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJohn Posted April 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Thanks everyone. So I am correct about having a 64bit AMD CPU then. I installed 4 x 1Gbs Memory sticks ( two Corsair Twinx 2Gbs sets). One stick failed after 30 minutes since it refused to boot so I have 3Gbs at the moment. To Scarecrow. What do you mean it will negatively effect performance ???. And which one would be a HIMEM Kernel ???. To Igotnoluck I heard that was a problem back in Mandriva2007 but I thought that might have been fixed by now. To Spinynorman. I looked at the site and there seems to be every variety under the Sun (no pun intended). I will see if Bigpond will call up the 2008-Spring 64 version DVD for me but only after I sort out the desirability or not of using the 64bit version. Especially since I intend to get the faulty 1Gb stick replaced under warranty to have a full 4Gbs of memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artificial Intelligence Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 (edited) One thing I have noticed while using 64-bit OS is the speed increase while I'm doing Image editing, movie editing, compiling and other heavy tasks. Also from my experience(s) is it's snappier than 32-bit overall. Edited April 13, 2008 by Artificial Intelligence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigulici Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 I have AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Dual Core, socket AM2, box(3 ghz real + 64 bits+ 2 core) + 2 gb ddram2 dual-channel and mandriva 2008 pp 32bits, and run faster than my older pc with Amd Sempron 2800+ with 2gb ddram, even faster than XP with SP2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindwave Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I have AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Dual Core, socket AM2, box(3 ghz real + 64 bits+ 2 core) + 2 gb ddram2 dual-channel and mandriva 2008 pp 32bits, and run faster than my older pc with Amd Sempron 2800+ with 2gb ddram, even faster than XP with SP2 AMD seems to rule MDV! :D I too have the X2-4800 4GB ram etc. I have tried the 64bit version, and like some others, when working with image manipulation or sound editing, there is a difference. BUT *now realize this was 2007-64* there didnt seem to be enough of a difference to MAKE that difference because SOME things wouldnt run (adobe etc) so i went back to the 32 bit version and have been very happy ever since. I havent compared 64x32 speeds in 2008.1, but for my use, until i find "the killer apps" in 64 I'll probably stay where Im at. OR maybe when i upgrade to a quad core this summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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