[sf-lug] 32bit VS 64bit

Thu Oct 18 10:36:49 PDT 2007

As far as the NVIDIA issues go, I installed my new motherboard, processor and graphics card, then when I powered up, I got an error with the Xserver stating I didn't have any NVIDIA Drivers installed. It then kicked me just to the command line. I ran the xorgconfig and chose the nv driver and so on went  through that and then rebooted the xserver started and I went straight into Gnome. Once in Gnome this were very slow, when I started Beryl it was extremely choppy and slow. So I went to the NVIDIA website and followed thier instructions on how to install thier drivers. Everything seemed to work great after that. Beryl was lightning fast and everything ran very smooth. Then when I rebooted again BAM Xserver failed again and there was a list of 10-15 errors (not at my computer so I cant say what they all said). So I went back to the commandline and I ran the xorg config again went through that and then restarted GDM. Got to the gnome desktop, and Beryl wont even start now... I want to try and reinstall the NVIDIA drivers  but I cant have X running  and I need to be at runlevel 3. I cant figure out how I got to that point to begin with when I installed the first time. 

Typically I end up screwing with this stuff for 10-12 hours and somehow get it to work I never remember how I do it either. I just wish one time I could manage to do it simply in a matter of minutes... Any inputs or ideas though always seem to help my brain start thinking in a different direction. 

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-----Original Message-----
From:Ernest de Leon dryicezero at gmail.com 
To: "Blake Haggerty" ;
Cc: "sf-lug at linuxmafia.com" ;
Sent: Oct 18, 2007 09:53:58 AM
Subject: Re: [sf-lug] 32bit VS 64bit

Your Nvidia issues should not be an issue in Ubuntu.  Just use the proprietary drivers.  There should be an option in the administration drop down for proprietary driver manager or something like that.  You will not see any issues running the 32 bit version of Ubuntu.  The two versions (32 and 64 bit) are fully operational and identical except for the addressing space and some small issues (with workarounds) like flash.  As far as I know, there is no way to change between 32 and 64 bit versions without reinstalling.  There are only 2 benefits you will get from running 64 bit anyway:  1:  address more than 4GB of RAM, 2:  Performance boost for apps specifically written for a 64 bit OS.  I run 64 bit Ubuntu 7.10 specifically for the RAM issue.  32 bit OSes cannot address more than 4GB and even at that, if there are multiple devices connected to the PCI bus, the address space shrinks further from 4GB down to the mid 3s.  Is there a specific reason that you want to run 64 bit other than strictly for the sake of toying with it?  By the way, today is the official release for 7.10 so enjoy!

Ernest

On 18 Oct 2007 11:39:59 -0400, Blake Haggerty < Blake.Haggerty at sapphire.com> wrote:

I just did a major upgrade to one of my computers last night. Things seem to be going well (aside from a few NVIDIA driver issues).  This may be a dumb question, but I am curious, With all my new stuff installed the computer is capable of running a 64bit version of Ubuntu. Because of that am I going to see issues continuing to run my old 32bit install?? Also are there anyways to upgrade to a 64bit version with out using a disk? IE update manager OR internet upgrade? 

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