36 or 64 bit?
Enrico Indiogine
hindiogine at gmail.com
Tue Jan 5 23:54:26 UTC 2010
Howdy!
I am coming back to Fedora after several years of Ubuntu. The main
reason is that the Fedora version of Emacs in more complete and
up-to-date than Ubuntu.
I have installed the 64-bit version on a HP 60G-535DX notebook. This
is the first time that I run a 64-bit Linux version. I am wondering
whether I should install the 32-bit version instead. I have problems
with my Atheron AR9285 network card. It is recognized but then
performance degrades and finally stops. I also have trouble with the
sound configuration. Sticking in the headphones does not mute the
notebook speakers. I also am not able to install Google Earth. The
binary installer has an ELF failure.
Maybe I should just install the 32 bit version? I did some googling
and it seems that the latest Fedora 12 kernel have driver problems
with both my Atheron card and the Intel 82801I ICH9 HD sound
controller.
I may have less performance, but I am just an intermediate Linux user
and would prefer a "simpler computing experience".
What do you all think?
Thanks,
Henri-Paul
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