[ubuntu-in] 32-bit version on a amd 64 system!

[Shrikant Khanduri]

hi,

i feel that there is nothing wrong with os. when u install a 32 bit os on a
64 bit machine. it will work like a 32bit machine.
i m using 32 bit ubuntu 8.10 version on 64 bit amd machine with nvidia
graphics card. things are working fine.
although 64bit xp having problems like no support for sony digital cameras,
problem in plugin downloads.

if u have enough time, try with other ubuntu versions too.

regards
shrikant

2009/8/27 Mallikarjun <mallik.v.arjun at gmail.com>

>
>  On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Biswajit Dutta Baruah <
> indianorthodoc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Bryan,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply. I was not aware that this has been discussed on
>> this list before.
>>
>> I admit that 64-bit systems are better than 32-bit systems. But
>> practically speaking this is not the case. Lack of graphical drivers
>> that are fully functional is a critical issue for an end-user. Maybe
>> 64-bit systems are incomplete on their software side, but for an
>> end-user that's just a 64-bit pc. When you say 64-bit is the future, I
>> presume you say so because we are hitting the 4 GB limit. Otherwise
>> 64-bit systems are lacking and thereby lagging behind 32-bit systems as
>> far as usage goes.
>>
> I totally oppose your comment. I am using 64bit since 18 months with nvidia
> card (8400GS, 7300GS) on both lappy and Desktop, only once thought of 32bit
> was when I found out that Google gears was not available 64bit versions
> officially. Other that that, it is an awesome experience throughout.
> In tomorrow world RAM plays huge role as more complex software evolve and
> 4GB should not be the limit for applications, so one has to think of 64bit
> and may be even 128bit
> As a matter of fact 32bit version of Unix based systems will face Y2K
> problem in the year 2038 (approx) so one has to switch to 64bit unless some
> other solution is made available.
>
>>
>> By the way,  as I  mentioned earlier I hit a roadblock trying to install
>> the x-86 version of jaunty on an amd 64 compaq laptop. I went ahead and
>> re-installed an amd-64 version of ubuntu jaunty and everything worked
>> out of the box.
>>
>> Biswajit
>> aka orthodoc
>>
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