Re: [LAU] Migrating to 64-bit

Chuckk Hubbard wrote:
> On 6/18/07, *david* <gnome@email-addr-hidden <mailto:gnome@email-addr-hidden>>
> wrote:
>
> Chuckk Hubbard wrote:
>
>
>
>
> > Alas, me, I can't get my ethernet, wireless, or audio to work
> with any
> > linux. Got the machine in November, and supposedly those issues have
> > been worked out, but I can't get around them.
> >
> > So I guess a gotcha is if you don't check all the hardware for
> drivers
> > first.
>
> My understanding is that there are still fewer 64-bit device drivers
> than 32-bit ones. I don't know. Only computer I've encountered that
> wouldn't run Linux was an old Dell; it would try to boot but nothing I
> tried would get it past freezing. But I'm a bottom feeder, 64-bit
> machines aren't in my price range.
>
> I hear that. Apparently the only 64-bit machines in my price range take
> the lowest bidder for wireless and audio chips.

Hmm, the Atheros wireless chipsets seem to have good support in general
- I'd think one of theirs would work. Don't know about audio chips - my
cheapie is an Intel and it works good enough for my composition work.

-- 
David
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