On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 09:16 -0600, rado wrote: > On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 09:58 -0500, Chris Mauritz wrote: > > Rodrigo Barbosa wrote: > > > > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > >Hash: SHA1 > > > > > >On Wed, Dec 21, 2005 at 08:36:34AM -0600, rado wrote: > > > > > > > > >>Hi! > > >> > > >>In the next few days...maybe even this afternoon, I will be putting > > >>together a 64 w/the AMD Clawhammer 3700+ 64. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > From what I can see, the best build for your Clawhammer (CG) processos > > >is indeed the x86_64 one. > > > > > > > > > > Yep. Though you can also install the 32-bit x86 distro in a pinch, > > can't ya? > > > > Cheers, > > thx for your replies U2...appreciated ...so I am on the right track > > kk...so it might be possible to install the 32 bit. But, ignorant as I > am on this and not in any pinch, I don't believe anyway. It seems that > if you have a 64 bit processor, the way to go is to install the 64 bit > on it to take advantage of the 64... > > Seems to me that's the way it should work...If not, then I am way out of > bounds w/my thinking. > > well, ya, 32bit should run on a 64...the proc just has to step down. > This is just IMHO tho. > > thx > > John Rose The difference being that there are not all the items for x86_64 as there are for i386 ... and some of the stuff that is in the x86_64 distro is i386 (Open Office, for example). So ... my recommendation is this: 1. If you are going to install a workstation where you want OpenOffice, Firefox with plugins, audio/video programs, etc ... use i386 2. If you are installing a server where you will not need any i386 software (open office, mp3 junk, browser plugins, etc.) then use x86_64. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20051221/8c17f79b/attachment-0004.sig>