> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Friday 05 December 2003 1:23 pm, RickS wrote: > <whack> > > *********************HOLD IT!**************************************** > > > IA32 or IA64 are Intel architecture 32 and 64 bit > > AMD64 is well ..you guessed it .. for your AMD Athlon 1.4, so download > > the AMD64 driver and make sure you look at the readme file 1st. > > I have an Intel and I rushed thru it to get it working and ended up > > mangling it. So prepare yourself. You have any more questions post > > them. > > Incorrect, wrong, not freakin' likely and _don't do that!_ > > > Good Luck > > RickS > > Yeah, he'd need luck with that advice. > > You're right about IA32 and IA64 being Intel but AMD64 is NOT an Athlon > anything. It's an actual 64 bit processor. Also called Opteron, AMD64. FX-51 > etc ad infinitum. While the AMD64 processors will run in a "legacy mode" and > you're able to run 32 bit operating systems on them, the reverse is _*NOT*_ > true. > > Don't try to install a 64 bit application or driver on the Athlon, you won't > like the result. > > Regards; > Charlie
Sorry to reply so late. My server or the list are not behaving in a decent way for me. I appreciate your feedback. Only problem is that it seems there are no drivers for my Athlon. I seem to need an equivalent to IA32, but there is not one. What can I do? To remain with the "niv" (is that the provided by Mandrake?) driver? Teilhard
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