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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: jrigby on 30 May 2004, 02:47

Title: amd 64-bit linux
Post by: jrigby on 30 May 2004, 02:47

I Just got a new laptop with the athlon 64 and I was wondering if you guys know of any place to download the mandrake 10 64-bit or any other linux distro's that support it???
thanks,
Jrigby

Also I was wondering how is linux with 802.11g wifi is it easy to set up?

[ May 29, 2004: Message edited by: jrigby ]

Title: amd 64-bit linux
Post by: enjoijeff on 30 May 2004, 07:02

You can't download MDK10 for awhile I think like three months or so... Unless, you are a club member for a fee.

EDIT: Actually, you can I'm just saying you can't download the ISO's unless you are a club member...

EDIT: Ah, nevermind I spoke before looking... there's ISOs for i586 on the mandrake site... i have no clue about AMD processors and shit though...

[ May 29, 2004: Message edited by: enjoijeff ]

Title: amd 64-bit linux
Post by: Stilly on 30 May 2004, 07:39

this off topic, but what kind of battery life does a 64 bit laptop get?

Title: amd 64-bit linux
Post by: enjoijeff on 30 May 2004, 07:40

you can get mandrake on IA64 but i think it's like 7.1 or something...

Title: amd 64-bit linux
Post by: jrigby on 30 May 2004, 11:47

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Originally posted by The Stiller:
this off topic, but what kind of battery life does a 64 bit laptop get?

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Well I had my laptop customized from compaq and I just ordered it last week so it wont be here for about 2 weeks. but the personel reviews I have read say that they get about 3.5 hours but im not sure if thats with amd's powernow turned on. I had mine built with the bigger battery so I'm hoping I'll get about 5 hours.

Title: amd 64-bit linux
Post by: WMD on 2 June 2004, 00:39

64-bit Fedora is available.  Also, the 32-bit ones should work as well (but that's kind of useless  ;)  )