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Hello, |
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I've seen snipits of various issues related to running gentoo on a 64 bit |
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amd processor. In particular, I'd like to get a 'low power' |
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chip such as the Turion in a portable. One of my concerns is whether to use |
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32 bit or 64 bit Gentoo on a 64 bit AMD portable. Is there |
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a document I can read somewhere that explains the merits |
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and problems on how to set up Gentoo on a 64 bit machine? |
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If not can somebody explain the caveats of 64 bit (amd) gentoo? |
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I do not wish to be on the 'bleeding edge' of 64 bit AMD issues, |
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but, I'd like to access the power. I'm running a variety of |
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32 bit stable gentoo systems now, with relative ease. |
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Another problem I run into is that I must have a 9 pin serial port |
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(you know with a 16x50+ chip). I use my portables to talk to |
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a wide variety of industrial equipment that all use standard 9 pin |
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serial ports. I know that there are pci cards to give mult serial ports |
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and usb-serial converter devices, but I have never used any of them |
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so I need recommendations on alternative serial (rs232C) hardware. |
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This limits me pretty much to Clevo based portables, unless |
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somebody else can point me to a 64 bit AMD portable with |
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9 pin serials ports, or a hardware alternative that is robust. |
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Any information/recommendations on 64 bit amd portables in most |
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welcome. |
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James |
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