Re: Differences between amd64 and i386.

2011-10-18 Thread Instruisto Jose
Thanks for all information! Jose

Re: Differences between amd64 and i386.

2011-10-18 Thread brian m. carlson
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:50:08AM -0700, Instruisto Jose wrote: > What are the main advantages of debian amd64 compared to i386 debian > besides to address more than 4GB of memory? * The 64-bit kernel enables the NX bit if it's available (which it is on most amd64 processors) and uses it automa

Re: Differences between amd64 and i386.

2011-10-18 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:50:08AM -0700, Instruisto Jose wrote: > What are the main advantages of debian amd64 compared to i386 debian besides > to address more than 4GB of memory? > > The standard Debian 6.0 kernel image of i386 has already been compiled with > SMP-alternatives support. > > A

Re: Differences between amd64 and i386.

2011-10-18 Thread Don Montgomery
between amd64 and i386. Resent-Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:50:45 + (UTC) Resent-From: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org Dear Friends, What are the main advantages of debian amd64 compared to i386 debian besides to address more than 4GB of memory? The standard Debian 6.0 kernel image of i386 has already

Differences between amd64 and i386.

2011-10-18 Thread Instruisto Jose
Dear Friends, What are the main advantages of debian amd64 compared to i386 debian besides to address more than 4GB of memory? The standard Debian 6.0 kernel image of i386 has already been compiled with SMP-alternatives support. Are there differences in processing speed between them? Thanks,