Hi, > So, I conclude that waiting some time before actually trying to install > 64bit on my machine is a good idea? > > What do you think, can I expect support for my graphic-card provided by a > 64bit-X-Server at some time in the future, as some of the older > Matrox-cards are supported in 32 bit?
If you can afford to wait for more than 12 months or even longer before Matrox finally decides to publish a working amd64-enabled driver, then I would say it is a good idea. For me it was not. I wanted to be able to have a working machine with X. I checked which manufacturer did more than pay lip-service and ended up with a list containing only nVidia. Also, don't hold your breath for OSS drivers. The existing ones are for a completely different GPU-architecture (the G-series) for which they published enough documentation to get OSS drivers to be created. The new Parhelia-chip is 'classified' and I do not think they want to disclose any documentation even if you are willing to sign NDAs. regards, Thomas
