From: Volkmar Seifert <[email protected]> [140125 16:34] > I hope just 2GB doesnt slow down the amd64 or get it stuck. Did you try > such combination, Volkmar? Well, RAM isn't expensive, so I guess I'd install the 64-bit version anyway. Indeed I did that on a set-top-box (with a Windows 7 64-bit), while it had 2 GB RAM. I upgraded to 4GB later (more the board can't handle). Just make sure your swap-area is big enough from the start. Changing that later is...well...kind of a pain. It's not really slowing down anything, it's just that all pointers etc. are 64-bit, not 32. Might seem like a captain obvious statement, but the consequence is a higher RAM-consumption, something most people are really aware of. Best regards, Volkmar
That sounds good, I will give it a try, care for enough cache (laptop comes with such half a terabyte hd - no problem) and keep an eye on the RAM allocation. The only thing what annoys me is the leak of a three button mouse (that touchpad under the keyboard I mean). Was standard on older Thinkpads and its gone on all the new laptops. But thats another story ... I will let you know, how this model performs with NetBSD. Thanks for all your suggestions, its great advice! -- herb langhans
