One way to get an OS that does not have Linux kernel hang problems
with hp/Compaq hardware and 64-bit AMD processors is to use
OpenSolaris, which obviously does not have a Linux kernel.
Unfortunately my Solaris knowledge expired at about Solaris 7 for
Sparc, and I want to use Solaris 10 for Intel/AMD.
So far what I have learned is that the newly released CD for
OpenSolaris 2008.05 installs a 64-bit kernel. And a pretty good Gnome
desktop. And very little else in the way of application software. It
is not easy to tell from Google searches or browsing the Sun on-line
documentation what the situation is with regard to 64-bit vs 32-bit
software. There is lots of i386 software available for download, and
presumably it will run on x86_64.
The search engine on the Sun website is next to useless, as it does OR
between search terms. So it is not very useful to seek "x86_64
solaris" because you get zillions of hits for solaris.
A few words of enlightenment would be appreciated. I will bring the
laptop with OpenSolaris to the InstallFest on Saturday, if anyone
wants to poke around.
carl
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